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American Church Dictionary
• General Clergy Relief Fund
• Clergy
Charles Buck Dictionary
• Secular Clergy
• Clergy
• Assemblies of the Clergy
CARM Theological Dictionary
• Clergy
King James Dictionary
• Clergy
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Secular Clergy
• Immunity of Clergy
• Clergy, Secular
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Webster Dictionary
• Clergy
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Benefit of Clergy
• Clergy
• Clergy Reserves
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
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• Clergy
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Benefit of Clergy
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Assemblies of the French Clergy
• Benefit of Clergy
• Celibacy of the Clergy
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The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Clergy

A collective name for the Bishops, Priests and Deacons of the Church. The Priesthood and the People are generally distinguished from each other by the titles Clergy and Laity. The term Clergy is derived from the Greek word Cleros, meaning a lot or portion, either because the Clergy—clerikoi—are the Lord's portion, as being allotted to His service; or because God is their portion and inheritance. The Laity are so called from the Greek word Laos, meaning people, as being the chosen and peculiar people of God.