cleric
/ˈklɛrɪk
/noun
A priest or religious leader, especially a Christian or Muslim one.Based on what you just got through saying, the senior Muslim Shiite clerics have no use for this guy....
- Constantly, they are being seen with Muslim clerics and visiting mosques.
- He was a well-respected figure and considered a relatively moderate leader in a party ruled by hardline Muslim clerics.
Origin
Early 17th century: from ecclesiastical Latin clericus 'clergyman', from Greek klērikos 'belonging to the Christian clergy', from klēros 'lot, heritage' (Acts 1:26).
Rhymes
- objectization
- objectize
- object language
- object lens
- objectless
- object lesson
- object-libido
- object-love
- objectly
- object matter
- objectness
- object-object
- object of virtu
- objector
- object-oriented
- object plate
- object program
- object pronoun
- object relations
- object-relationship
- objects clause
- object-soul
- object teaching
- objectual
- object white