Cleric

Synonyms for "cleric" (101 found)

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Closest matches (21)

abbe cassock chaplain churchman clergyman

Noun(16 words)

abbéabbésabsolver alcuin anointer ayatollah ayatollahs bellarmine bellarmino bishop bishops canon celebrant cenobite chaplains churchmen

Strong matches (30)

Noun(21 words)

clergyman clergywomenclerical figurecoenobite cohen confessor deacon deacons diocesans divinedivine spellcasterecclesiastic ecclesiastics elder flamen friar friars friersholy mageimam

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imams

clerical clerk curate cure dd divinedoctor of divinityecclesiasticholy joe

Related words (50)

Noun(30 words)

jesuit khomeini minister mollah monks monsignor muftis mulla mullah mullahs pastor pontifex preachers presbyter priestpriestly casterpriestsreligious leaderreligious officialreprover

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sermoniser shaikh shaykh sheik sheikh sheikhs sheiksspiritual leadervicar wycliffe

man of godmilitary chaplainminister padre parson pastor preacher rector reverend sermonizerservant of godshepherdsky divesky pilotsupply clergysupply ministerthe reverendthe very reverendtonsured cleric

Verb(1 words)

ordained

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More general

9 entries

clergy memberfantasy classmagic userreligious leaderreligious officialreligious personreligious workerreverendrole playing class

More specific

10 entries

abbotbattle clericbishop guruhealing clericimam lama nun priest rabbi

Collocations

6 entries

Anglican clericCatholic clericOrthodox clericcleric classcleric ordersfemale cleric

Inflections

1 entries

clerics

Derivations

4 entries

clerical clericalism clericalist clerically

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The eccentric Vatican cleric specializes in demonic possessions.

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Together, a bard, a wizard, a cleric, a barbarian and a monk comprise the party.

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Tom is a cleric.

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Holonym: clergy

Source: wiktionary

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