cleric
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
cleric (plural clerics)
- 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
- (roleplaying games) A spellcaster class that receives their spells (especially healing) from their deity.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- ⇒ Welsh: clerigwr
Translations edit
clergy member
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Adjective edit
cleric (not comparable)
References edit
- “cleric, adj. and n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2022.
Further reading edit
- “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 edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
cleric m (plural clerici)
Declension edit
Declension of cleric
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) cleric | clericul | (niște) clerici | clericii |
genitive/dative | (unui) cleric | clericului | (unor) clerici | clericilor |
vocative | clericule | clericilor |