English
Etymology
From L. clericus#Latin|clÄricus < AGr. polytonic|κληÏικÏÏ (klÄrikos) < polytonic|κλá¿ÏÎ¿Ï (klÄros) "a casting lots, drawing lots", (Eur.; many officers at Athens obtained their offices by lot, as opp. to election [Liddell and Scott])
Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-Érɪk|-Érɪk
Noun
en-noun
#a clergy member
Related terms
clerical
Translations
Finnish: pappi
fr:cleric
io:cleric
vi:cleric
zh:cleric
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