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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic клирикъ (klirikŭ), Ancient Greek κληρῐκός (klērĭkós) or κλῆρος (klêros).
Pronunciation
Noun
кли́рик • (klírik) m anim (genitive кли́рика, nominative plural кли́рики, genitive plural кли́риков)
- (religion) cleric
- Synonyms: церко́вник (cerkóvnik), церковнослужи́тель (cerkovnoslužítelʹ), священнослужи́тель (svjaščennoslužítelʹ)
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