clergy's
Belonging to priests
Clergy's is the possessive form of clergy, referring to something belonging to or associated with ordained religious leaders collectively.
The clergy's role in the community has evolved over centuries.
The scandal damaged the clergy's reputation.
It can indicate possession of physical items, abstract qualities, or institutional functions.
Since clergy is typically a collective noun, clergy's usually refers to the group rather than an individual.
Religious talks to congregations
- massesBulk or populace
- sacramentsSacred Christian rites
- blessingsFavors from the divine
- confessionsActs of revealing guilt
ordinations · baptisms · weddings · funerals · prayers · counseling · absolution · anointing
Long loose outer garments
- cassockFull-length clerical garment
- collarNeck encirclement
- stoleTook without permission
- surpliceWhite ecclesiastical overgarment
chasuble · mitre · alb · cope · biretta · vestments · habit · soutane
Animals gathered together
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- parishLocal church community
- dioceseBishop's territorial jurisdiction
- parishionersMembers of local congregation
faithful · congregation's · laity · followers · believers · churchgoers · communicants · devotees
Clergy dwelling near church
- parsonageClergyman's provided dwelling
- manseClergyman's provided residence
- vicarageClergy residence
- presbyteryClergy dwelling or sanctuary
monastery · abbey · convent · priory · deanery · friary · cloister · seminary
Of a high clergyman
- priest'sBelonging to ordained minister
- cardinal'sOf a senior bishop
- archbishop'sPertaining to highest bishop
- pope'sBelonging to Catholic leader
pastor's · minister's · vicar's · chaplain's · rector's · prelate's · imam's · rabbi's
sermons
Religious talks to congregations
- massesBulk or populace
- sacramentsSacred Christian rites
- blessingsFavors from the divine
confessions · ordinations · baptisms · weddings · funerals · prayers · counseling · absolution · anointing · communion
robes
Long loose outer garments
surplice · chasuble · mitre · alb · cope · biretta · vestments · habit · soutane · cincture
flock
Animals gathered together
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- parishLocal church community
- dioceseBishop's territorial jurisdiction
parishioners · faithful · congregation's · laity · followers · believers · churchgoers · communicants · devotees · adherents
rectory
Clergy dwelling near church
presbytery · monastery · abbey · convent · priory · deanery · friary · cloister · seminary · chapter house
bishop's
Of a high clergyman
- priest'sBelonging to ordained minister
- cardinal'sOf a senior bishop
- archbishop'sPertaining to highest bishop
pope's · pastor's · minister's · vicar's · chaplain's · rector's · prelate's · imam's · rabbi's · monk's
clergy'scongregation's
Of a gathered flock
parishioners · laypersons · flock's · worshippers · churchgoers
- Catholic clergyOrdained religious leaders
- women clergy
- married clergyClergy permitted matrimony
- medieval clergyReligious officials of feudal era
- local clergyArea's ordained religious leaders
- Protestant clergyNon-Catholic Christian religious leaders