the people who lead religious services, especially Christian priests. A man who leads religious services is sometimes called a clergyman and a woman who leads religious services is sometimes called a clergywoman(总称)神职人员
Over 50 clergy marched to Government House to register their protest. 50多名牧师游行到政府办公大楼前提出抗议。
The Pope may consult certain sections of the clergy, but he alone decides. 教皇可能会咨询一些牧师的意见,但由他独自作决定。
the organization that tried to find and punish people who did not agree with the Roman Catholic Church, especially from the 15th to the 17th centuries. The Inquisition used very cruel methods that sometimes killed people. (尤指15至17世纪审讯和惩罚天主教异教徒的)宗教法庭,宗教裁判所
an official representative, especially of a pope (=the leader of the Roman Catholic Church) or a government, who is sent to a foreign country (尤指罗马教皇的)使节