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As for the federal authorities, they have made themselves available but the clergy have not requested special protection.

The Coalition is comprised of labor unions, anti-war activists, clergy, and so-called black empowerment groups.

African American clergy are getting in on the action as well.

Akin to the clergy receiving “The Call” from God himself, Minaj has been touched by a booty angel.

There are supportive African (and African-American) clergy calling for coexistence rather than violence.

He gives a list of the sponsors of the baptized Indians, who included many of the French nobility and clergy.

Among the clergy therein he finds no offenses, save that a few have gambled in public; these are promptly disciplined.

Visitation of the ecclesiastical cabildo, clergy of Manila, and province of Pampanga.

The country clergy are without doubt the most over-rated persons in the country—I mean, of course, from a fiscal point of view.

This body consisted of the nobility, the higher clergy, and representatives, chosen by the people from all parts of France.

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On this page you'll find 29 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to clergy, such as: priesthood, cardinalate, clerics, conclave, ecclesiastics, and pastorate.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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