Any difference in meaning or use between "clerics" and "clergy"

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Clerics is the black “uniform” the Priest wears. Clergy is what a Priest is…he is a member of the Clergy and he wears Clerics
 
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A cleric is the term for one who has been ordained. Clergy is the collective term for the class of people who have been ordained, namely, deacons, priests, and bishops. In the eastern churches, clergy includes minor orders.

Clerical is the adjective form of Cleric.

“Clerics” for the clothing is bad english and sloppy slang; clericals is the usual term, and properly, “clerical collar shirt.”
 
No, there is no significant difference. A priest or deacon is a “cleric,” more than one would be “clerics,” and the collective term is “clergy.” Just like, say, the collection of a town’s constables is the constabulary, the Church’s clerics are her clergy. The words mean the same thing, but are used in different grammatical contexts.
 
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