| NOUN | group | priesthood | the body of ordained religious practitioners |
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| Sounds | priy'sthhuhd | |
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| Rhymes | adulthood ... wormwood: 60 rhymes with uhd... | |
| Meaning | The body of ordained religious practitioners. | |
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| Narrower | clergy | In Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity) |
| ministry | religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian) | |
| rabbinate | rabbis collectively | |
| Broader | profession | The body of people in a learned occupation |
| Spanish | clerecía, clero, iglesia, sacerdocio | |
| Catalan | clerecía, clerecia, clergat, clericat, església, sacerdoci | |
| Adjectives | priestly, hieratic, hieratical, sacerdotal | associated with the priesthood or priests |
| Nouns | priest | a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites |
| priest | a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion | |
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