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PRONUNCIATION OF CLERGIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLERGIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clergies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CLERGIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

clergies

Clergy

Clergy are some of the formal leaders within certain religions. The roles and functions of clergy vary in different religious traditions but these usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices. Some of the terms used for individual clergy are cleric, clergyman, clergywoman, clergyperson, and churchman. In Christianity the specific names and roles of clergy vary by denomination and there is a wide range of formal and informal clergy positions, including deacons, priests, bishops, preachers, pastors, and ministers. In Islam, a religious leader is often known as an imam or ayatollah. In Jewish tradition, a religious leader is often a rabbi or hazzan.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLERGIES

clerestoried
clerestories
clerestory
clergiable
clergy
clergyable
clergyman
clergymen
clergywoman
clergywomen
cleric
clerical
clerical collar
clericalism
clericalist
clerically
clericals
clericate
clericity
clerid

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLERGIES

allergies
analogies
anthologies
apologies
argy-bargies
buggies
energies
ideologies
lethargies
liturgies
lurgies
methodologies
orgies
pathologies
porgies
strategies
synergies
technologies
theurgies
veggies

Synonyms and antonyms of clergies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CLERGIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «clergies» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of clergies

Translation of «clergies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLERGIES

Find out the translation of clergies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of clergies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clergies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

神职人员
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cleros
570 millions of speakers

English

clergies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

clergies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رجال الدين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

духовенства
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

clergies
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

clergies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

clergés
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Clergies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Geistlichen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

clergies
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

clergies
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Clergies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

clergies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

clergies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कारागीर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

clergies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cleri
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

clergies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

духовенства
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

clergies
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλήρου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

clergies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

clergies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

clergies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clergies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLERGIES»

The term «clergies» is normally little used and occupies the 146.967 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLERGIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «clergies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «clergies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clergies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLERGIES»

Discover the use of clergies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clergies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Clergies: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Familiar Quotations GassingMarge, what's wrong? Are you hungry? Sleepy? Gassy? Gassy? Is it gas?
‎2008
2
Cambridge History of Christianity: Volume 7, Enlightenment, ...
The period between 1660 and 1780 therefore saw the emergence of a significant challenge to the religious and social status of the established Protestant clergies. With this broader context in mind, this chapter examines the structures and ...
Stewart J. Brown, Timothy Tackett, 2006
3
Understanding African American Clergies' Experiences with ...
These works are packaged and produced by BiblioLabs under license by ProQuest UMI.
Nicole Gilbert, 2012
4
Urim and Thummim, Or, the Clergies Dignity and Duty ...
This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher.
Connant, 2010
5
The Pahlavi Dynasty: An Entry from Encyclopaedia of the ...
in islam and the Muslim clergies made it possible for the seminarians to adapt their social activities to the structural changes taking place in the iranian society. With an increase in the urban population resulting from migrations from the rural  ...
Gholamali Haddad Adel, Mohammad Jafar Elmi, Hassan Taromi-Rad, 2012
6
Buddhist and Protestant Korean Immigrants: Religious Beliefs ...
Once Protestantism became a popular religion in Korea, the occupational prestige of clergies also rose. In terms of occupational prestige, it once was considered as low as that of a peddler when Protestantism was relatively weak, but it is now ...
Okyun Kwon, 2003
7
Heretics Within: Anthony Wotton, John Goodwin, and the ...
Wotton, Romish Clergies Title, p. 260. 11. Wotton, Romish Clergies Title, p. 245. 12. Wotton, Romish Clergies Title, p. 21. 13. Anthony Wotton, Runne from Rome. Or, a Treatise Shewing the Necessitie ofSeparating from the Church ofRome ...
David Parnham, 2014
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Faith Not Religions
Religions require clergies to teach such specialties and clergies require specialties of concerned religion for their existence. How clergies can say that their can be any way out other than observance of such specialties? All religions join such ...
Ghulam Chatha, 2004
9
Piers Plowman: Concordance
A 14 clergie (13) clergies (1); B 56 clergie (54) clergies (2); C 55 c1erge(1) c1ergi (1) clergy (1) clergie (51) clergies Ш Aam Aaßz АЩЮ7 .uw ни ни uw мм »___-.» NH-_. \D\IO\ дчю ш>>>>>>>>>>> и.— мы »U.»...._.._...-._.._._.._. 7' NNE”. .. fsm ...
Joseph Wittig, 2001
10
An Historical and Political Discourse of the Laws & ...
... value of the fourth part: for in the Article Amc' **' next foregoing. the Clergies complaint was , that the [sings Justice; þe/z] cognizance of the fourth part ; and here they were confined thereto by this Law, which the Clergie could never remove.
Nathaniel Bacon, John Selden, 1682

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLERGIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clergies is used in the context of the following news items.
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B'Haram has destroyed 850 churches, says PFN
... Spirit Ministries, Bishop Wale Oke; Oyo State chairman of PFN, Bishop Taiwo Adelakun (of Victory International Church) and other clergies. «The Punch, Jul 15»
2
The people speak
(June 28 Telegram article: Clergies' reactions mixed on court ruling). Actually, the government, for the sake of preserving the stability of society ... «Columbus Telegram, Jul 15»
3
Olatoso Oshoffa's self-declaration as new CCC head illegal, say …
At the briefing attended by large congregation of clergies and laities, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Superior Evangelist, Samson Banjo, ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jun 15»
4
Gay Rights Activists Regard The Three Main Fears Of Church …
“In the same way that the government cannot intrude on the clergies when they are acting as a clergy, the flip side is when you open a business ... «Daily Caller, Jun 15»
5
Pastor clarifies stance on gay marriage ruling
(June 28 Telegram article: Clergies' Reactions Mixed on Court Ruling). Actually, the government, for the sake of preserving the stability of ... «Columbus Telegram, Jun 15»
6
Supreme Court ruling gets reaction from local clergies
COLUMBUS — Chris McArdle is ready and willing to perform same-sex marriages, but it might not be happening under his church's roof. «Columbus Telegram, Jun 15»
7
Detained Rwandan Intelligence Director Gets Probation in London
Karake is one of 40 former Rwandan officials wanted by eth Spanish judiciary over charges of killing nine Spanish people; including six Spanish clergies and ... «Latin American Herald Tribune, Jun 15»
8
Top religious leaders call for unity among religious traditions in Tibet
... and nunneries in India, Nepal, and Bhutan and looks after the welfare of approximately 39,479 monks or clergies living in these institutions. «Tibet Post International, Jun 15»
9
Leadership by veto-wielding ulama will doom new Islamist party …
Zaid Ibrahim wrote in his blog that there was nothing Islamic about following the ulama style of leadership where a group of clergies had veto ... «Malay Mail Online, Jun 15»
10
Sierra Leone News : Western Area has Highest Contributors to …
As it is customary in Sierra Leone, clergies were invited to pray fervently for God's blessings upon the new office before entry into it. The official ... «Awareness Times, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Clergies [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/clergies>. May 2024 ».
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