clergy
/ˈklɜːdʒɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)［usu. treated as pl.］
- the body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church神职人员（尤指基督教全体教牧人员：
all marriages were to be solemnized by the clergy.
那时所有的婚姻都由神职人员主持成礼。
词源
Middle English: from Old French, based on ecclesiastical Latin clericus 'clergyman' （see CLERIC）.