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clerics were sharply divided on the issue of whether the war was morally justified
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Some clerics control enormous charitable foundations worth billions of dollars through donations from followers and budgets from the state, while others operate modest local mosques with minimal resources.
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Narges Bajoghli, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Iran has been a theocracy since 1979, when clerics toppled a secular monarch allied with the West, leading to the formation of the Islamic Republic led by Khamenei’s predecessor, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
But, for a cleric of his age, fifty-seven, and with his experience, appointment as a bishop was a logical next step.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Around the club, people know Smith as a cleric of fine taste and discretion.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
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Narges Bajoghli, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Iran has been a theocracy since 1979, when clerics toppled a secular monarch allied with the West, leading to the formation of the Islamic Republic led by Khamenei’s predecessor, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
But, for a cleric of his age, fifty-seven, and with his experience, appointment as a bishop was a logical next step.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Around the club, people know Smith as a cleric of fine taste and discretion.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Cleric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleric. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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cleric
noun
cler·ic
ˈkler-ik 
: a member of the clergy
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