Clergy and Pastor

Clergy

Clergy noun - The group ordained to perform clerical functions in the Christian church.
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Synonyms for Clergy

Pastor and clergy are semantically related in religion topic. In some cases you can use "Pastor" instead a noun "Clergy".

Nearby Words: clerical, cleric

Pastor

Pastor noun - A person authorized to conduct religious worship.
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Synonyms for Pastor

Clergy and pastor are semantically related in religion topic. You can use "Clergy" instead a noun "Pastor".

Nearby Words: pastoral, paster, pastorate, pastorship

How words are described

old old clergy old pastor
female female clergy female pastor
corrupt corrupt clergy corrupt pastor
Christian Christian clergy Christian pastor
Other adjectives: local, Protestant.
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