14
clergy(noun, religion, faith, church, cloth)
5
clerics(noun, ministry, conclave, fathers, cardinals)
4
priests
4
reverends(noun, ministers, divines, preachers, priests)
3
divines(noun, fathers, primates, elders, preachers)
3
ministers
3
pastors
2
bishops
2
chaplains
2
clergymen
2
clericals
2
fathers
2
parsons(noun, ministers, divines, preachers, priests)
2
preachers
2
rectors
1
churchmans
1
abbesses
1
abbots
1
archbishops
1
archdeacons
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