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secular clergy

secular clergy noun: one of two branches of the clergy, composed of deacons and priests who are not monastics and do not belong to religious orders.

Noun

secular clergy (uncountable)

  1. One of two branches of the clergy, composed of deacons and priests who are not monastics and do not belong to religious orders.

secular clergy meaning in Vietnamese

secular clergy in Vietnamese

deacons and priests other than monastics
tăng lữ thế tục, giáo sĩ triều, dòng triều

Antonyms of secular clergy

  • religious clergy

Origin of secular clergy

secular + clergy, learned borrowing from Latin clerici saeculares, clēricī + saeculārēs

Questions about secular clergy

What does secular clergy mean?
Secular clergy means one of two branches of the clergy, composed of deacons and priests who are not monastics and do not belong to religious orders.
What is secular clergy in Vietnamese?
Secular clergy in Vietnamese is tăng lữ thế tục, giáo sĩ triều, dòng triều. See Secular clergy meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is secular clergy?
Secular clergy is a noun.

Words near secular clergy in the dictionary

  1. secukinumab
  2. secula
  3. secular
  4. secular arm
  5. secular arms
  6. secular clergy
  7. secular equilibria
  8. secular equilibrium
  9. secular equilibriums
  10. secular progressivism
  11. secular religion

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