Definition of cleric
: a member of the clergy
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Examples of cleric in a Sentence
clerics were sharply divided on the issue of whether the war was morally justified
Recent Examples of cleric from the Web
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The efforts accelerated this spring in what one of the officials said is part of a counterterrorism campaign focused on Turkish followers of U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, a critic of President Recep...
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This past week, Gabriel was engulfed in scandal after inviting a hard-line anti-Western, anti-U.S. Iranian cleric to the foreign ministry for a conference promoting religious peace.
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U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkey accuses of orchestrating the coup, is also named as a defendant in the trial and is being tried in absentia along with eight other defendants who are on the run.
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A Muslim woman in India who seeks a divorce must generally gain the permission of her husband, a cleric or other Islamic authorities.
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Anadolu news agency says Nationalist Sozcu newspaper’s website editor Mediha Olgun and reporter Gokmen Ulu were charged Friday with aiding the network of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen without being members.
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After the siege of the Grand Mosque in Mecca by militants in 1979, public entertainment was banned and clerics were given more control over schools, courts and social life.
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The Daily Telegraph is reporting that YouTube has begun removing videos featuring the extremist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, following complaints from the British government to the White House about the content.
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Origin and Etymology of cleric
Late Latin clericus
First Known Use: 1621
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: a member of the clergy in any religion
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