Clement Definition

klĕmənt
adjective
Forbearing; lenient; merciful.
Webster's New World
Mild, as weather.
Webster's New World
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noun
A masculine name: dim. Clem; fem. Clementine, Clementina.
Webster's New World
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pronoun
A male given name, borne by an early pope and by several saints.
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Origin of Clement

  • From Late Latin Clēmens (genitive Clēmentis), name of early saints and popes, from clēmens (“merciful”).

    From Wiktionary

  • From Old French, from Latin clēmēns (of unknown origin).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Latin clēmēns clēment-

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Clement Sentence Examples

  • I'd lived so clement an existence that the sum total of my exposure to mayhem came from the soft cushioned sofa fronting a wide screen television.

  • Clement proclaimed a crusade in 1343, but nothing was accomplished beyond a naval attack on Smyrna (29th of October 1344).

  • We know that James was clement; that the middle and lower classes stood by him; that he was a great amateur in the arts; that he was betrayed again and again by those of his own house, finally by his own son.

  • No pope has been the subject of more diverse judgments than Clement XIV.

  • He was named as one of the counsellors to assist the queen, but, fearing to incur the king's displeasure and using his favourite phrase ira principis mors est, he gave her very little help; and he signed the letter to Clement VII.

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Words Starting With

CCLCLE

Words Ending With

TNTENT

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