CLERIC Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

cleric

noun

ˈkler-ik

as in priest

a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church clerics were sharply divided on the issue of whether the war was morally justified

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Recent Examples of cleric Ramadan and Eid is a time of joy for Muslims, but this year, the holiday mood was dampened, local clerics said. —

Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 20 Mar. 2026 Following the war, this cleric held a series of senior intelligence roles, including director general of intelligence for Qom province, starting in 1991. —

Mehrzad Boroujerdi, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026 The second episode is largely confined to the dark walls which Irons’ next-door prisoner, a cleric known as the Abbé Faria, has spent years trying to painstakingly chisel his way through. —

Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026 These clerics have spent our money for years on missiles and drones, and on funding Hamas and Hezbollah. —

Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cleric

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When the priest takes his stringent methods too far, the existence of the commune is called into question.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
Any pastor or priest, politician or podcaster, who charges that the modern children of Israel are anything other than the direct descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and the beneficiaries of God’s unbreakable covenant with Israel, Hagee said, is not preaching the word of God.

— Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026