RELIGIONS
CHRISTIANITY
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Clergy:Regular Church Members;;Laity Leaders of the Church
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Clergy:Leaders of the Church;;Laity:Regular Church Members
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Clergy:Women leaders of the Church;;Laity Men Leaders of the Church
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Clergy:Men Leaders of the Church;;Laity:Female Leaders of the Church
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Detailed explanation-1: -The term clergy collectively refers to people who have been ordained or otherwise serve as religious leaders or officials, such as priests, rabbis, and nuns. Laity is a noun form of the adjective lay, which means belonging to, pertaining to, or performed by the people or laity, as distinguished from the clergy.
Detailed explanation-2: -clergy, a body of ordained ministers in a Christian church. In the Roman Catholic Church and in the Church of England, the term includes the orders of bishop, priest, and deacon. Until 1972, in the Roman Catholic Church, clergy also included several lower orders.
Detailed explanation-3: -cler·gy ˈklər-jē plural clergies. : the group of religious officials (as priests, ministers, or rabbis) specially prepared and authorized to conduct religious services.
Detailed explanation-4: -noun. la·ity ˈlā-ət-ē plural laities. : the people of a religious faith who are not members of its clergy. : persons not of a particular profession.