Clergy
31Clergy Act 1640 — The Clergy Act 1640 (also known as the Bishops Exclusion Act or the Clerical Disabilities Act) (16 Car. I, c.27) was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of England passed in 1642[1] by the Long Parliament. Contents 1 Preamble 2 Imprisonment of …
32Clergy Reserves — Md Question embitters public life of Upper Canada, 13, 28; nature and history of the dispute, 55 62; secularization of, carried out by MacNab Morin coalition ministry, 63; Macdonald introduces bill, Oct. 17, 1854, 65; bill passed by Assembly,… …
33Clergy of the United Church of Canada — The clergy of The United Church of Canada are called ministers . There are two streams , ordered ministry and lay ministry. Ordered ministry includes ordained ministers and diaconal ministers. Lay ministry refers to licensed lay ministers,… …
34clergy privilege — Formerly, exemption given to clergy from being tried in civil courts because of availability of trial in canonical court. See benefit of clergy …
35clergy privilege — Formerly, exemption given to clergy from being tried in civil courts because of availability of trial in canonical court. See benefit of clergy …
36Clergy housing allowance — The Clergy Housing Allowance is an allowance paid to ordained ministers in Canada and the US. This is income which is not taxed.[citation needed] Contents 1 History / Origins 2 Canada …
37clergy — noun (plural clergies) Etymology: Middle English clergie, from Anglo French, from clerc clergyman Date: 13th century 1. a group ordained to perform pastoral or sacerdotal functions in a Christian church 2. the official or sacerdo …
38clergy — noun /ˈklɜːrdʒi/ Body of persons, such as ministers, priests and rabbis, who are trained and ordained for religious service. See Also: cleric, clerical, clerk …
39Clergy — Orig. the word meant learning or scholarship; later, by transference, it was applied to the clerics, as they were supposed to be literate, able to read and know Latin. [< Lat. clericus = a clerk] Cf. Clerk …
40clergy — A generic term used for ordained religious leaders, deriving from ‘clericus’, a clerk in Holy Orders (bishop, priest, or deacon). In the Christian tradition, ordination creates a status , but not necessarily a role or occupation . However, in… …
