clero

Definitions of clero
  1. noun
    in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)
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    antonyms:
    laicado
    in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy
    types:
    prelacía, prelatura
    prelates collectively
    type of:
    clerecía, clericato, sacerdocio
    the body of ordained religious practitioners
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