“It helps defuse the self-serving pomposity of much of the journalistic clerisy.”

“However, he did discuss in a few writings, albeit briefly, his notion of a clerisy, a doctrine common in the nineteenth century.”

“The existence of a clerisy would seem to signify a meritocratic rather than an egalitarian society.”

“Among regular clergy, the orders of friars retained a slightly double-edged esteem among the laity as skilled confessors and dramatic preachers.”

“They hope to raise enough support to force the issue when Greek Orthodox clergy and laity convene next year in Los Angeles.”

“In occasional diocesan synods, they harangued their clergy and issued reforming regulations.”

“It is quite lonely being one of the only clergywoman and you notice it more when you are the only woman in a room full of male clergy.”

“When a clergywoman preaches from a pulpit, she enters a space which has particular aesthetic value.”

“The Reverend Pinkerton of the Forest of Dean, a rural clergywoman, meticulously gathered all the offical reports.”

“My grandfather was a clergyman in the Church of England, and he was one of the funniest stand-up comics I ever met.”

“The son of a clergyman, he was a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral and was subsequently articled to the organist there.”

“A leading clergyman who has bounced back after a transplant operation and surgery for cancer is facing a third major operation this week.”

“Pictured on the poster was a collared clergyperson of the female persuasion.”

“If you are a clergyperson seeking Admission to serve in the United Church of Canada, we can offer you Admission courses in a variety of formats.”

“The speaker at that occasion challenged clergywomen and laywomen to develop their own support system.”

“Most studies I've seen place clergywomen in lower salary brackets and smaller churches.”

“Some clergywomen have become successful by founding their own nondenominational churches.”

“It became compulsive viewing on a Sunday evening, resulting in clergymen changing the times of Sunday evening church services.”

“It would be easy to dismiss these frightful orations as the rantings of frustrated clergymen.”

“Unsmiling portraits of Victorian clergymen have been found in Ripon Cathedral appeared to offer little excitement.”