Timeline for Better term for clergyperson?
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| Apr 16, 2015 at 23:01 | vote | accept | mr.adam | ||
| Apr 16, 2015 at 20:01 | comment | added | ThePopMachine | What I meant is, I have commonly heard expressions like: Who is the clergy performing your ceremony? Maybe it is a relative neologism, but using 'clergy' as a genderless singular term in place of 'clergyperson', just like 'chair' instead of 'chairperson' is used. | |
| Apr 16, 2015 at 19:52 | comment | added | Matt Gutting | Clergypersonnel? | |
| Apr 16, 2015 at 19:49 | comment | added | R Mac | No, but "clergy" refers to a group of clergymen (who run, say, a parish) collectively. "Clergymen" is the technically correct way to refer to a group of individuals which may not be completely representative of the leadership of a particular church. As for the matter of political correctness, if desired, you can adjust to say it as "clergypeople", "people of the cloth", "men and women of the cloth", or any similar variation. | |
| Apr 16, 2015 at 19:43 | comment | added | Matt Gutting | @RMac clergymen/men of the cloth might not be appropriate for females in this position. | |
| Apr 16, 2015 at 19:38 | comment | added | R Mac | "Clergy" or "clergymen" would be the best answer here. Alternately, the synonymous phrase "men of the cloth" could be useful. | |
| Apr 16, 2015 at 19:20 | comment | added | Please stop being evil | Note: officiant can only refer to the person if they are performing the ceremony. +1 nonetheless. | |
| Apr 16, 2015 at 19:11 | history | answered | ThePopMachine | CC BY-SA 3.0 |