LC control no. | sh 85026944 |
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LC classification | BV659 BV683 |
Topical heading | Clergy |
Variant(s) | Clergy--Major orders Clergy members Clergymen Diocesan clergy Ecclesiastics Indigenous clergy Major orders Members of the clergy Ministers (Clergy) Ministers of the gospel Native clergy Ordained clergy Ordained ministers Orders, Major Pastors Rectors Secular clergy |
See also | subdivision Clergy under individual Christian denominations, e.g. Catholic Church--Clergy Religious leaders |
Found in | The American Heritage dictionary of the English language, 4th ed., via WWW, Nov. 7, 2002 (clergy: The body of people ordained for religious service) Random House Web. unabr. dict., c1997 (clergy: the group or body of ordained persons in a religion, as distinguished from the laity; clergyman: 1. a member of the clergy. 2. an ordained Christian minister) Work cat: 2018370232: Cano Castillo, A. El clero secular en la diócesis de México (1519-1650), 2017: t.p. ([cataloger's translation] The secular clergy in the Diocese of Mexico (1519-1650)) Merriam-Webster unabridged, via WWW, viewed May 13, 2019 (ecclesiastic, noun: a person in holy orders or consecrated to the service of the church: clergyman, priest) Work cat: 2018370232: Cano Castillo, A. El clero secular en la diócesis de México (1519-1650), 2017: t.p. ([cataloger's translation] The secular clergy in the Diocese of Mexico (1519-1650)) Concise Oxford dictionary of world religions, 2003, via WWW, viewed May 13, 2019 (Secular clergy: Christian priests who live in the world (Lat., saeculum), as distinguished from members of religious communities who live according to a rule ('regular clergy'). They are not bound by vows and may possess property, and they owe obedience to their bishops) |