"cleric" meaning in English

See cleric in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈklɛɹɪk/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cleric.wav
Rhymes: -ɛɹɪk 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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kelh₂-}}, {{bor|en|LL.|clēricus}} Late Latin clēricus, {{der|en|grc|κληρικός}} Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós), {{doublet|en|clerk}} Doublet of clerk Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cleric (not comparable)
  1. (now uncommon) Of or pertaining to the clergy. Tags: not-comparable, uncommon Synonyms: clerical
    Sense id: en-cleric-en-adj-U~caiw1I Categories (other): Terms with Old East Slavic translations Disambiguation of Terms with Old East Slavic translations: 11 49 40

Noun

IPA: /ˈklɛɹɪk/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cleric.wav Forms: clerics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛɹɪk 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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kelh₂-}}, {{bor|en|LL.|clēricus}} Late Latin clēricus, {{der|en|grc|κληρικός}} Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós), {{doublet|en|clerk}} Doublet of clerk Head templates: {{en-noun}} cleric (plural clerics)
  1. A member of a clergy. Synonyms: clergymember, clergyperson Translations (clergy member): قِسِّيس (qissīs) [masculine] (Arabic), كَاهِن (kāhin) [masculine] (Arabic), свяшчэннаслужы́цель (svjaščennaslužýcjelʹ) [masculine] (Belarusian), сьвяшчэннаслужы́цель (sʹvjaščennaslužýcjelʹ) [Taraškievica, masculine] (Belarusian), свяшчэ́ннік (svjaščénnik) [masculine] (Belarusian), сьвяшчэ́ньнiк (sʹvjaščénʹnik) [Taraškievica, masculine] (Belarusian), свята́р (svjatár) [masculine] (Belarusian), сьвята́р (sʹvjatár) [Taraškievica, masculine] (Belarusian), свещенослужи́тел (sveštenoslužítel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), духо́вник (duhóvnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), свеще́ник (svešténik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), clergue [masculine] (Catalan), 牧師 /牧师 (mùshī) (Chinese Mandarin), 教士 (jiàoshì) (Chinese Mandarin), свѧщеникъ (svęštenikŭ) [Cyrillic, masculine] (Church Slavic), duchovní [masculine] (Czech), gejstlig [common-gender] (Danish), geestelijke [masculine] (Dutch), clericus [masculine] (Dutch), pappi (Finnish), prêtre [masculine] (French), ecclésiastique [masculine] (French), clerc [masculine] (French), crego [masculine] (Galician), Kleriker [masculine] (German), κληρικός (klirikós) [masculine] (Greek), klerkur [masculine] (Icelandic), kleriko (Ido), cléireach [masculine] (Irish), chierico [masculine] (Italian), 牧師 (bokushi) (alt: ぼくし) (Japanese), 聖職者 (seishokusha) (alt: せいしょくしゃ) (Japanese), អ្នកបួស (nĕək buəh) (Khmer), 성직자 (seongjikja) (alt: 聖職者) (Korean), sacerdōs [feminine, masculine] (Latin), pontifex [masculine] (Latin), свештенослу́жител (sveštenoslúžitel) [masculine] (Macedonian), ду́ховник (dúhovnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), све́штеник (svéštenik) [masculine] (Macedonian), cleragh [masculine] (Manx), agglishagh [masculine] (Manx), bochilley anmey [masculine] (Manx), geistlig [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), свѧщеникъ (svęščenikŭ) [masculine] (Old East Slavic), свѧщеньникъ (svęščenĭnikŭ) [masculine] (Old East Slavic), duchowny [masculine] (Polish), kleryk [masculine] (Polish), clérigo [masculine] (Portuguese), cleric [masculine] (Romanian), священнослужи́тель (svjaščennoslužítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), свяще́нник (svjaščénnik) [masculine] (Russian), кли́рик (klírik) [masculine] (Russian), духо̀внӣк [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), свѐштенӣк [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), свѐћенӣк [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), duhòvnīk [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), svèštenīk [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), svèćenīk [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), duchovný [masculine] (Slovak), duhovnik [masculine] (Slovene), clérigo [masculine] (Spanish), klerk [common-gender] (Swedish), священнослужи́тель (svjaščennoslužýtelʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), свяще́нник (svjaščénnyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), духівни́к (duxivnýk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), клі́рик (klíryk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), mục sư (Vietnamese), clerigwr [masculine] (Welsh)
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  2. (roleplaying games) A spellcaster class that receives their spells (especially healing) from their deity. Categories (topical): Role-playing games
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anticleric, anticlericalism, clericate, clericity, clericocracy, declericalize Related terms: clerical, clerisy, clerk

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "ca",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "mùshī",
      "sense": "clergy member",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiàoshì",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "word": "教士"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "duchovní"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "gejstlig"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "geestelijke"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "word": "pappi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "clergy member",
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      "word": "prêtre"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "ecclésiastique"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clerc"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "crego"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kleriker"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "klirikós",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "klerkur"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "word": "kleriko"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cléireach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chierico"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ぼくし",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "bokushi",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "word": "牧師"
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      "alt": "せいしょくしゃ",
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      "roman": "seishokusha",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "word": "聖職者"
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      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "nĕək buəh",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "word": "អ្នកបួស"
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      "alt": "聖職者",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "seongjikja",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "word": "성직자"
    },
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "clergy member",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "sacerdōs"
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "pontifex"
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      "code": "mk",
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      "roman": "sveštenoslúžitel",
      "sense": "clergy member",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "свештенослу́жител"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "dúhovnik",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "ду́ховник"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "svéštenik",
      "sense": "clergy member",
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      "word": "све́штеник"
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      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "cleragh"
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      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "clergy member",
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      "word": "agglishagh"
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      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bochilley anmey"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "geistlig"
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      "code": "cu",
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      "word": "свѧщеникъ"
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      "code": "orv",
      "lang": "Old East Slavic",
      "roman": "svęščenikŭ",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "свѧщеникъ"
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      "code": "orv",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "свѧщеньникъ"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "duchowny"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kleryk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clérigo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cleric"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "svjaščennoslužítelʹ",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "священнослужи́тель"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "svjaščénnik",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "свяще́нник"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "klírik",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "кли́рик"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "clergy member",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
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      "word": "духо̀внӣк"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "свѐштенӣк"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
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      "code": "sh",
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      "word": "duhòvnīk"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "svèštenīk"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "code": "sk",
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      "code": "sl",
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
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      "word": "klerk"
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      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "clergy member",
      "word": "mục sư"
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