cleric

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Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈklɛɹɪk/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -ɛɹɪk

Noun

cleric (plural clerics)

1. A member of a clergy.

   Synonym: clergyperson

   Hyponyms: clergyman, clergywoman; (Christian) bishop, cardinal, churchman, curate, deacon, ecclesiastic, minister, parson, pastor, pope, preacher, prelate, presbyter, priest, rector, reverend, vicar; (Jewish) rabbi, (Muslim) imam, caliph, qadi, mufti, mullah, muezzin

   Holonym: clergy

2. (roleplaying games) A spellcaster class that receives their spells (especially healing) from their deity.

Related terms

• clerical
• clerk

Descendants

• ⇒ Welsh: clerigwr

Translations

Adjective

cleric (not comparable)

1. (now uncommon) Of or pertaining to the clergy.

   Synonym: clerical

References

• “cleric, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2022.

Further reading

• “cleric”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “cleric”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “cleric”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Circle, circle

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clericus.

Noun

cleric m (plural clerici)

1. cleric

Declension