cleric
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6.4
- noun
- /ˈklɛrɪk/
- The cleric delivered a powerful sermon during the Sunday service.
- a Muslim cleric
- a radical cleric
- a prominent cleric
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- Because it might in, in the words of one Saudi cleric, damage their virginity.
- Why should any cleric decide who is going to be in the biology department?
- And then they legitimized this because the clerics in in Pakistan, in West Pakistan said these people are racially inferior to us.
- We have Muslims testifying in open court against the legitimate Muslim cleric.
Examples
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Mesbah-Yazdi is not the only senior cleric who endorses Ahmadinejad's messianism.
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The Saudi government began to arrest clerics who supported terrorism.
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And what about the cleric?
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Are you the cleric who called about a giraffe?
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Behind him, the guardsmen and the young cleric came to a stop.
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You're telling me that the cleric and this gang are working together?
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I've gotta see a cleric in Milan.
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Almost without exception, clerics used a narrow selection of scripture to support their case against dancing.
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A number of prominent clerics have expressed dismay and anger at Ahmadinejad's treatment of them.
Academic text (2008) -
Politicians and clerics have denounced the awarding of contracts to countries that backed the UN sanctions.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
901
1.0
A person who leads religious ceremonies and worship in a church or temple
469
3.0
A religious leader who cares for and leads a Christian church, usually in Protestant churches
431
3.9
A senior church leader who supervises priests in a group of local churches
267
2.6
A religious leader who leads worship and helps people
213
5.2
A Christian church leader often given a formal title before their name
97
7.2
A senior bishop who leads a large church area in some Christian churches
77
7.2
A religious person who leads services and gives support at schools, hospitals, or in the army
36
7.2
A senior religious leader who leads important ceremonies for a religion
28
5.4
A Christian priest in charge of a local church
22
4.7
A man who leads services and gives spiritual help in a church
20
7.4
A church leader below a priest who helps with services and charity
12
6.7
A man who works as a religious leader, like a priest
10
9.1
A senior church leader who has authority over other clergy
6
7.8
A church leader who leads services and cares for a local church
5
7.6
The senior cardinal who leads the College of Cardinals and its ceremonies
4
9.0
A priest who is a member of a cathedral's group of church leaders
3
8.8
A member of the church who helps a priest with services and care
2
6.0
A man who leads or works in a Christian church
1
9.9
A senior Christian church leader under a bishop who manages part of a church district
1
8.1
A person who is a Christian priest or religious teacher
1
3.8
A person who leads religious services and performs ceremonies
1
9.9
A priest who helps a bishop run a group of churches
1
9.9
A person who works as a priest or minister in the Christian church
1
7.0
A woman who is a religious leader in the Christian church
1
9.9
A person who helps with church sacraments such as baptism or communion
1
9.9
A religious leader like a bishop who officially makes someone a priest or minister in a ceremony
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Cleric comes from an old word meaning 'chosen' or 'set apart' for a special role, and long ago that often meant people who could read and worked for the church. That's why cleric today means a member of the clergy, and it is related to the word clerk, which also began as a name for a church worker who 'could read'.