19
clergy(noun, religion, faith, church, cloth)
7
priests(noun, directors, fathers, cardinals, ministers)
6
clergymen
6
ministers
5
chaplains
5
ecclesiastics(noun, ministry, conclave, fathers, cardinals)
4
bishops
4
pastors
4
reverends(noun, ministers, divines, preachers, priests)
4
vicars
2
churchmans
2
clericals
2
curates(noun, fathers, elders, caretakers)
2
deacons(noun, elders, divines, priests, pastors)
2
divines(noun, fathers, primates, elders, preachers)
2
monks
2
nuns
2
parsons(noun, ministers, divines, preachers, priests)
2
preachers
2
rectors
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