Bible Dictionaries
Clergy
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The privilege or benefit of clergy.
(2):
(n.) Learning; also, a learned profession.
(3):
(n.) The body of men set apart, by due ordination, to the service of God, in the Christian church, in distinction from the laity; in England, usually restricted to the ministers of the Established Church.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Clergy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/clergy.html. 1828.