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[ kler-uh-see ] / ˈklɛr ə si /
nounlearned persons as a class; literati; intelligentsia. Origin of clerisy1818; <German Klerisei clergy <Medieval Latin clēricia, equivalent to clēric(us) cleric + -ia-ia; introduced by S.T. Coleridge Words nearby clerisyclerical, clerical collar, clericalism, clericals, clerihew, clerisy, clerk, clerkess, clerkly, clerk of works, Clermont-Ferrand Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clerisyIt also has come under increased attack from among the ranks of the clerisy. In the Future We'll All Be Renters: America's Disappearing Middle Class|Joel Kotkin|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Clerisy operates on very different principles than its rival power brokers, the oligarchs of finance, technology or energy. Watch What You Say, The New Liberal Power Elite Won’t Tolerate Dissent|Joel Kotkin|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST Energy marks the clearest demarcating issues between the plutocrats and the Clerisy. Despite the Great Recession, Obama’s New Coalition of Elites Has Thrived|Joel Kotkin|November 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST Much of the U.S. is struggling, but the Clerisy has thrived. Despite the Great Recession, Obama’s New Coalition of Elites Has Thrived|Joel Kotkin|November 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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