 "Clergy are
formal leaders within established religions.
Their roles and functions vary in
different religious traditions, but
usually involve presiding over
specific rituals and teaching their
religion's doctrines and
practices. Some of the terms used
for individual clergy are clergyman, clergywoman, clergyperson, hurchman, cleric, ecclesiastic,
and vicegerent while clerk
in holy orders has
a long history but is rarely used"
Source
Wikipedia |
