as in priests
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
clerics were sharply divided on the issue of whether the war was morally justified
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Noun
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How are priests and comedians similar?—
Nate Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2025 -
Clarke spoke about The Devil’s Doorway, her 2018 found footage horror film about two priests who are sent by the Vatican to investigate a mysterious event in an Irish home.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That group, with a predominately white membership that included prominent politicians and preachers, believed free Blacks could not be integrated into white America.—
Linn Washington,
The Conversation,
26 Feb. 2025
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Both his grandparents were baptist preachers.—
Dorany Pineda,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Clerics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerics. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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