cleric

Meaning

Noun

1. A member of a clergy.
2. A spellcaster class that receives their spells (especially healing) from their deity.

Adj

Of or pertaining to the clergy.

Synonyms

clergyman

clerical

priest

minister

divine

churchman

abbé

ecclesiastic

abbot

pastor

pastoral

picturesque

preacher

priestly

sacerdotal

scriptural

seminarian

dominus

minister of religion

ordinand

dominee

abbe

priest like

clergy

clerk

colorful

colourful

graphic

graphical

hieratic

learner

Translations

clerc

clérigo

clérigo

Kleriker

ecclésiastique

κληρικός

geestelijke

cura

ecclesiastico

Geistliche

abbé

Klostervorsteher

capellà

Pastor

Geistlicher

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈklɛɹɪk/

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós), from κλῆρος (klêros, “a casting lots, drawing lots”). Many officers at Athens obtained their offices by lot, as opposed to election (Liddell and Scott). Doublet of clerk.