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Cleric

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the clergy. not-comparable, uncommon
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.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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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