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clerics were sharply divided on the issue of whether the war was morally justified
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For the monks or clerics, it is presented as a material substance, carried like a sack of gold on the demon’s back; the metaphors used are monetary or economic, as though the monks owe ordered syllables to God instead of the monetary tithe their vows of poverty render unnecessary.
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JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
Analysts point to how the restrictions have held, despite high-level pushback by other prominent clerics, and multiple attempts on the ground to sidestep the rules.
—NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Abdus Salam Mujib, a local Islamic cleric and caretaker for the school, shared a public apology the day after the incident, though school officials have yet to comment.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Back in 1775, the grapes grown at the Schloss Johannisberg estate in Germany’s Rheingau region could not be picked until a permit was issued by the cleric leading the abbey, known as the Prince Abbot.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
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JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
Analysts point to how the restrictions have held, despite high-level pushback by other prominent clerics, and multiple attempts on the ground to sidestep the rules.
—NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Abdus Salam Mujib, a local Islamic cleric and caretaker for the school, shared a public apology the day after the incident, though school officials have yet to comment.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Back in 1775, the grapes grown at the Schloss Johannisberg estate in Germany’s Rheingau region could not be picked until a permit was issued by the cleric leading the abbey, known as the Prince Abbot.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cleric
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“Cleric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleric. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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cleric
noun
cler·ic
ˈkler-ik 
: a member of the clergy
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