Cleric

adj, noun

adj, noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a clergy.

    "Holonym: clergy"

  2. 2
    a clergyman or other person in religious orders wordnet
  3. 3
    A spellcaster class that receives their spells (especially healing) from their deity.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the clergy. not-comparable, uncommon

Synonyms

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mullahabbecassockchaplainchurchmanclergyman

Antonyms

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laic

Example

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"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.

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