as in priest
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
clerics were sharply divided on the issue of whether the war was morally justified
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Catholic clerics and laity have faithfully gathered each night in St. Peter’s Square to recite the rosary for the sake of the pope, being led in their prayer by members of the College of Cardinals.
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Mar. 2025
Hardline Muslim clerics and their religious police have been sidelined.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
He was elected leader of the armed group in 1992 as a 32-year-old cleric.
—Cnn Staff, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
Whatever the answer, clerics who want Francis to stay or go have been sending their own signals since the pope entered the hospital 12 days ago.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Mar. 2025
Hardline Muslim clerics and their religious police have been sidelined.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
He was elected leader of the armed group in 1992 as a 32-year-old cleric.
—Cnn Staff, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
Whatever the answer, clerics who want Francis to stay or go have been sending their own signals since the pope entered the hospital 12 days ago.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Cleric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleric. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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