Phrase guide

secular clergy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: Christianity

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History

Etymology

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

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Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Vietnamese: tăng lữ thế tục — deacons and priests other than monastics
  • Vietnamese: giáo sĩ triều — deacons and priests other than monastics
  • Vietnamese: dòng triều — deacons and priests other than monastics