Cleric
adj, noun
adj, noun ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A member of a clergy.
"Holonym: clergy"
- 2 a clergyman or other person in religious orders wordnet
- 3 A spellcaster class that receives their spells (especially healing) from their deity.
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to the clergy. not-comparable, uncommon
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"The eccentric Vatican cleric specializes in demonic possessions."
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós), from κλῆρος (klêros, “a casting lots, drawing lots”). Many officers at Athens obtained their offices by lot, as opposed to election (Liddell and Scott). Doublet of clerk.