clergy

Converse of object

• ordain: The Church of Ireland Catalyst group issued the call in a letter, reported to be signed by 160 ordained clergy.
• officiate: The prayer desks for the officiating clergy are inside this screen, so that they are separated entirely from the congregation.
• educate: The educated clergy were not always less cruel than the illiterate peasants.
• invite: The Secretary of State for Education and Skills was at that time inviting clergy, in particular, to sponsor new City Academies.
• appoint: The two clergy appointed to the task as Episcopal commissioners were Dr. Samuel Clarke and Dr. Robert Sibthorpe.
• assist: Gifts to assist clergy to retire are good charitable purposes for the advancement of religion.

Noun used with modifier

• parish: What role do parish clergy play in the life of the school?
• cathedral: To date, there are no Cathedral clergy willing to jump.
• Buddhist: But Buddhist clergy continue to reject him as a fake or pay only lip service to Beijing's demands to recognize him.

Adjective modifier

• stipendiary: Currently there were not enough stipendiary clergy available to replace those who area retiring.
• parochial: At the same time, several bishops and many parochial clergy were sympathetic to the evangelicals.
• diocesan: Peter is not addressing the diocesan clergy; he is speaking to these scattered strangers.
• Uniat: The following morning all 204 Uniat clergy renounced the Latin errors.
• retired: They are intended for widows ( and ex-wives ) and retired clergy of the Church of England.
• Episcopal: And to compensate for its closing, Episcopalian students at the four state colleges of education received special instruction from Episcopal clergy.

Modifies a noun

• stipend: On my clergy stipend, need I mention that we won't be qualifying for the top rate of interest?
• vestry: Oldest Part of Building The clergy vestry, north of the sanctuary, is the oldest surviving part of the church.
• pension: This includes the entire cost of clergy pensions, for example.
• wife: This is particularly true of the clergy wives who devote long hours in executive roles.

Preposition: in

• diocese: It's attended, I should think, by most of the clergy in the diocese.