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cleric definition

cleric (kler′ik)

noun

a member of the clergy

Etymology: LL(Ec) clericus: see clerk

adjective

relating to the clergy or one of its members

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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