Definition

Noun: - Clergy: A collective term for people who are ordained for religious duties, especially in organized religions. It refers to the body of all people ordained for religious service, such as priests, monks, and nuns.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tầng lớp tăng lữ có ảnh hưởng lớn trong xã hội thời trung cổ. (The clergy had great influence in medieval society.)
  • Một số tôn giáo có quy định nghiêm ngặt về đời sống của tăng lữ. (Some religions have strict regulations regarding the life of the clergy.)

Advanced Usage

• "Quyền lực tăng lữ": Clerical power; the authority or influence held by the religious clergy.
  • Quyền lực tăng lữ đôi khi còn lớn hơn quyền lực của nhà vua. (Clerical power was sometimes greater than that of the king.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tăng (noun): Often specifically refers to Buddhist monks.
  • Các vị tăng đang tụng kinh. (The monks are chanting sutras.)
• Giáo sĩ (noun): Clergyman, cleric; often used in Christian contexts.
  • Vị giáo sĩ đang giảng đạo. (The clergyman is preaching.)
• Tu sĩ (noun): A general term for a religious person, ascetic, or monastic.
  • Các tu sĩ sống trong tu viện. (The monastics live in the monastery.)

Synonyms

• Hàng giáo phẩm: Hierarchy (of a church), the clergy.
• Giới tu hành: The religious order; people who have devoted their lives to religious practice.

Related Phrases

• Chính quyền tăng lữ (Hierocracy): A system of government ruled by religious authorities.
  • Chính quyền tăng lữ là một hình thức cai trị đặc biệt. (Hierocracy is a special form of governance.)

Related Idioms

(This word is a formal, collective noun and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions. Its usage is typically straightforward and academic.)

noun

1. clergy