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clerisy
cler·i·sy C0402800 (klĕr′ĭ-sē)n. Educated people considered as a group; the literati. [German Klerisei, clergy, from Medieval Latin clēricia, from Late Latin clēricus, priest; see clerk.]clerisy (ˈklɛrɪsɪ) n (Education) learned or educated people collectivelycler•i•sy (ˈklɛr ə si) n. literati; intelligentsia. [1818 (S.T. Coleridge); < German Klerisei clergy < Medieval Latin clēricia < Late Latin clēric(us) cleric] clerisymen of learning as a class or collectively; the intelligentsia or literati.See also: Knowledge, LearningClerisy, Clericity learned men as a body; scholars, 1818.Example: the clerisy of a nation, that is its learned men, whether poets, or philosophers, or scholars, 1834.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | clerisy - an educated and intellectual eliteintelligentsiaelite, elite group - a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic statusculturati - people interested in culture and cultural activitiesliterati - the literary intelligentsia | MedicalSeeintellectualclerisy
Synonyms for clerisynoun an educated and intellectual eliteSynonymsRelated Words- elite
- elite group
- culturati
- literati
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