4
friars
3
ascetics(noun, celibates)
3
clerics
3
hermits(noun, celibates)
3
priests
2
nuns
2
priors
2
pilgrims
2
rectors
2
reverends
2
vicars
1
abbots
1
brothers
1
clergymen
1
fathers
1
ministers
1
monastics
1
abbesses
1
anchorites
1
archbishops
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