cleric
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cleric
- /ˈklɛɹɪk/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˈkleɹɪk/ Australia
- /ˈkleɹək/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɛɹɪk
Where it comes from
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.
noun clerics
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A member of a clergy.
Holonyms: clergy; see also Thesaurus:clergy
Similar: clergymember, clergyperson
- A spellcaster class that receives their spells (especially healing) from their deity.
Similar: blackcoat, cleric, clerical, clergymember, clergyperson · Opposite: layperson
adjective
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Of or pertaining to the clergy.
Similar: black-collar, clerical, cleric, pastoral
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ecclesiastic, churchman, divine, clergy, clergyman, priest, chaplain, preacher, parson, religious, religion, dean, scholar, authority, deen, legitimacy
noun
Similar: blackcoat, cleric, clerical, clergymember, clergyperson · Opposite: layperson
Translations
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noun clergy member
| Español | clérigo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 성직자 seongjikja |
| 日本語 | 牧師 bokushi, 聖職者 seishokusha |
| 中文 | 牧師 /牧师 mùshī, 教士 jiàoshì |
| Português | clérigo |
| Français | prêtre, ecclésiastique, clerc |
| Deutsch | Kleriker |
| Italiano | chierico |
| Ελληνικά | κληρικός klirikós |
| Română | cleric |
| Русский | священнослужи́тель svjaščennoslužítelʹ, свяще́нник svjaščénnik, кли́рик klírik |
| Tiếng Việt | mục sư |
| العربية | قِسِّيس qissīs, كَاهِن kāhin |
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title = {cleric},
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