different between clergy vs disfrock

English

Etymology

Middle English clergie (attested in the 13th century), from Old French clergié (“learned men”), from Late Latin cl?ric?tus, from Latin cl?ricus (“one ordained for religious services”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (kl?rikós, “of the clergy”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?kl??d?i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?kl?d?i/
• Rhymes: -??(r)d?i

Noun

clergy (plural clergies)

1. Body of persons, such as ministers, sheiks, priests and rabbis, who are trained and ordained for religious service.

   Today we brought together clergy from the Wiccan, Christian, New Age and Islamic traditions for an interfaith dialogue.

Derived terms

• clergyman

Related terms

• cleric
• clerical
• clerk

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “clergy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

English

Etymology

dis- +? frock

Verb

disfrock (third-person singular simple present disfrocks, present participle disfrocking, simple past and past participle disfrocked)

1. (transitive) To remove from status as a member of a clergy; to unfrock.

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Anagrams

• Frosdick