intelligentsia, clerisy
(noun) an educated and intellectual elite
Source: WordNet® 3.1
clerisy (plural clerisies)
An elite group of intellectuals; learned people, the literati.
The clergy, or their opinions, as opposed to the laity.
• intelligentsia
• slicery
Source: Wiktionary
Cler"i*sy, n. Etym: [LL. clericia. See Clergy.]
1. The literati, or well educated class.
2. The clergy, or their opinions, as opposed to the laity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 May 2025
(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
