'Cleric' definitions:
Definition of 'cleric'
(from WordNet)
noun
Definition of 'Cleric'
From: GCIDE
- Cleric \Cler"ic\, n. [AS., fr. L. clericus. See Clerk.] A clerk, a clergyman. [R.] --Bp. Horsley. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cleric'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbe,
- chaplain,
- churchman,
- clergyman,
- clerical,
- clerk,
- curate,
- cure,
- DD,
- divine,
- Doctor of Divinity,
- ecclesiastic,
- Holy Joe,
- 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