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词汇 cleric
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Definition of cleric in English:

cleric

noun ˈklɛrɪkˈklɛrɪk
  • A priest or religious leader, especially a Christian or Muslim one.

    (任一宗教的)牧师,教士;教长

    Example sentencesExamples
    • What happens if there's another radical cleric who comes forward and mobilizes these people?
    • Listening to this elderly cleric, rambling on about the woes of the world, he can scarcely believe his luck.
    • Constantly, they are being seen with Muslim clerics and visiting mosques.
    • Women cannot preach to men, but female clerics ministering to women are not uncommon.
    • Based on what you just got through saying, the senior Muslim Shiite clerics have no use for this guy.
    • The officiating minister for the wedding was the chief cleric, who was dressed in his finest robes.
    • Soon there is a shortage of Muslim clerics worldwide, but many arrive from the revitalized Middle East.
    • He's one of only five living Grand Ayatollahs and is Iraq's most senior Shiite cleric.
    • Now, the bomb exploded as mourners attended the funeral of a pro - government cleric.
    • On an invitation by the clerics of a church, Shyam had rendered a Puranadra Dasa composition.
    • He was a well-respected figure and considered a relatively moderate leader in a party ruled by hardline Muslim clerics.
    • I had expected something of the ghost in the machine philosopher rather than a sober minded cleric.
    • A Muslim cleric and additional copies of the Koran are coming in soon.
    • He taught his son all the magic he knew and sent him from wizard to sorcerer to cleric to learn more.
    • He was a formidable athlete as well as a notable Westmorland cleric.
    • It has a warrant for his arrest in connection with the murder of another cleric.
    • A leading Somali cleric, however, said such violence was the result of what he called oppression.
    • He was caught in Aberystwyth, west Wales, in September after a suspicious local cleric reported him to police.
    • My father is descended from Muslim clerics in Rembang and my mother is from Jepara, which is also strongly Islamic.
    • He handed a copy to each cleric and their aides, after which he sat down and watched their reactions.

Origin

Early 17th century: from ecclesiastical Latin clericus 'clergyman', from Greek klērikos 'belonging to the Christian clergy', from klēros 'lot, heritage' (Acts 1:26).

Rhymes

alphanumeric, atmospheric, chimeric, climacteric, congeneric, Derek, derrick, Eric, esoteric, exoteric, ferric, generic, hemispheric, Herrick, Homeric, hysteric, mesmeric, numeric, skerrick, spheric, stratospheric

Definition of cleric in US English:

cleric

nounˈklerikˈklɛrɪk
  • A priest or religious leader, especially a Christian or Muslim one.

    (任一宗教的)牧师,教士;教长

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Soon there is a shortage of Muslim clerics worldwide, but many arrive from the revitalized Middle East.
    • The officiating minister for the wedding was the chief cleric, who was dressed in his finest robes.
    • He's one of only five living Grand Ayatollahs and is Iraq's most senior Shiite cleric.
    • Now, the bomb exploded as mourners attended the funeral of a pro - government cleric.
    • He was a formidable athlete as well as a notable Westmorland cleric.
    • Listening to this elderly cleric, rambling on about the woes of the world, he can scarcely believe his luck.
    • My father is descended from Muslim clerics in Rembang and my mother is from Jepara, which is also strongly Islamic.
    • A Muslim cleric and additional copies of the Koran are coming in soon.
    • On an invitation by the clerics of a church, Shyam had rendered a Puranadra Dasa composition.
    • He was a well-respected figure and considered a relatively moderate leader in a party ruled by hardline Muslim clerics.
    • Constantly, they are being seen with Muslim clerics and visiting mosques.
    • Women cannot preach to men, but female clerics ministering to women are not uncommon.
    • It has a warrant for his arrest in connection with the murder of another cleric.
    • He handed a copy to each cleric and their aides, after which he sat down and watched their reactions.
    • Based on what you just got through saying, the senior Muslim Shiite clerics have no use for this guy.
    • I had expected something of the ghost in the machine philosopher rather than a sober minded cleric.
    • He was caught in Aberystwyth, west Wales, in September after a suspicious local cleric reported him to police.
    • A leading Somali cleric, however, said such violence was the result of what he called oppression.
    • What happens if there's another radical cleric who comes forward and mobilizes these people?
    • He taught his son all the magic he knew and sent him from wizard to sorcerer to cleric to learn more.

Origin

Early 17th century: from ecclesiastical Latin clericus ‘clergyman’, from Greek klērikos ‘belonging to the Christian clergy’, from klēros ‘lot, heritage’ (Acts 1:26).

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