CLERIC

cleric, churchman, divine, ecclesiastic

(noun) a clergyman or other person in religious orders

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cleric (plural clerics)

A clergy member.

Anagrams

• Circle, circle

Source: Wiktionary


Cler"ic, n. Etym: [AS., fr. L. clericus. See Clerk.]

Definition: A clerk, a clergyman. [R.] Bp. Horsley.

Cler"ic, a.

Definition: Same as Clerical.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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