cleric

cler·ic

C0402300 (klĕr′ĭk)n. A member of the clergy.

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[Late Latin clēricus; see clerk.]

cleric

(ˈklɛrɪk) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) a member of the clergy[C17: from Church Latin clēricus priest, clerk]

cler•ic

(ˈklɛr ɪk)

n. 1. a member of the clergy. 2. clerics, (used with a pl. v.) small-sized reading glasses, usu. rimless or with a thin metal frame. adj. 3. pertaining to the clergy; clerical. [1615–25; < Late Latin clēricus priest < Greek klērikós=klêr(os) lot, allotment + -ikos -ic]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cleric - a clergyman or other person in religious orderschurchman, ecclesiastic, divineclergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Churchordainer - a cleric who ordains; a cleric who admits someone to holy orderspardoner - a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgencespluralist - a cleric who holds more than one benefice at a time

cleric

nounA person ordained for service in a Christian church:churchman, churchwoman, clergyman, clergywoman, clerical, clerk, divine, ecclesiastic, minister, parson, preacher.Informal: reverend.

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