klerus

See also: Klerus

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin clērus, from (Ecclesiastical) Ancient Greek κλῆρος (klêros, “a casting lots, drawing lots”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈklerʊs]
• Hyphenation: klé‧rus

Noun

klerus (first-person possessive klerusku, second-person possessive klerusmu, third-person possessive klerusnya)

1. clergy.

   Synonym: rohaniwan

Further reading

• “klerus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.