Cleric

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cleric \Cler"ic\, n. [AS., fr. L. clericus. See {Clerk}.]
     A clerk, a clergyman. [R.] --Bp. Horsley.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Cleric \Cler"ic\, a.
     Same as {Clerical}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cleric
       n : a clergyman or other person in religious orders [syn: {churchman},
            {divine}, {ecclesiastic}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  30 Moby Thesaurus words for "cleric":
     DD, Doctor of Divinity, Holy Joe, abbe, chaplain, churchman,
     clergyman, clerical, clerk, curate, cure, divine, ecclesiastic,
     man of God, military chaplain, minister, padre, parson, pastor,
     preacher, rector, reverend, servant of God, shepherd, sky pilot,
     supply clergy, supply minister, the Reverend, the very Reverend,
     tonsured cleric