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Definition of
cleric noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
cleric
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈklɛrɪk
/
/
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1
(
old-fashioned
or
formal
)
a member of the
clergy
2
a religious leader in any religion
Muslim clerics
See
cleric
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