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Synonyms

churchman
churchwoman
clergyman
clergywoman
clerical
clerk
divine
ecclesiastic
minister
parson
preacher

cler·ic (klĕŕĭk)

[Late Latin clēricus; see clerk.]

noun

A member of the clergy.

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