clergy
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)
Types & categories
- priesthood hypernym
- pastorate hyponym
- prelacy hyponym
- cardinalate hyponym
Parts & wholes
- clergyman member meronym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | laity |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | clerical |
| 1 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | clergyman |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | priesthood |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pastorate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | prelacy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cardinalate |