clergy
formal leaders within established religions
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Summary
clergy is an estates of the realm[1]. clergy draws 5,440 Wikipedia views per month (estates of the realm category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: social group[3], group of humans[4], social class[5], estate of the realm[6], religious group[7]
- Subclass of: estates of the realm[8], profession[9]
- Commons category: Clergy[10]
- Opposite of: laity[11]
- Has part(s): cleric[12], Lehtori (kirkollinen virka)[13], bishop[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Clergy[15]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[18], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[21]
- Topic has template: Template:Infobox religious biography[22], Template:Infobox clergy[23]
- Different from: nobility[24], Third Estate[25]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26]
Why It Matters
clergy has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] clergy is known by 103 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]