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clerics were sharply divided on the issue of whether the war was morally justified
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With Hicks, Leo is appointing a cleric who seems both like himself and distinctly different from the boisterous Cardinal Dolan.
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Paul Elie, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
The men will join a long procession of clerics in the walk to the main altar.
—Tony Aiello, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
She was nominated by a 17-member commission composed of clerics and lay people and her appointment was confirmed by King Charles III, who is the supreme governor of the church.
—Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Otherwise disparate segments of Iranian society, such as the conservative Bazaari merchants hitherto largely loyal to the clerics and more liberal and secular Iranian youth, shared this overarching goal.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
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Paul Elie, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
The men will join a long procession of clerics in the walk to the main altar.
—Tony Aiello, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
She was nominated by a 17-member commission composed of clerics and lay people and her appointment was confirmed by King Charles III, who is the supreme governor of the church.
—Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Otherwise disparate segments of Iranian society, such as the conservative Bazaari merchants hitherto largely loyal to the clerics and more liberal and secular Iranian youth, shared this overarching goal.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Cleric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleric. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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cleric
noun
cler·ic
ˈkler-ik 
: a member of the clergy
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