cleric
noun/ˈklerɪk/
/ˈklerɪk/
- a religious leader, especially a Muslim or Christian one
- Muslim clerics
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin clericus ‘clergyman’, from Greek klērikos ‘belonging to the Christian clergy’, from klēros ‘lot, heritage’ (Acts 1:26).
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