cleric
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cleric/ˈklerɪk/
▶noun a priest or religious leader, especially a Christian or Muslim one.
– origin C17 (earlier (C15) as clerical): from eccles. L. clericus ‘clergyman’, from Gk klērikos ‘belonging to the Christian clergy’, from klēros ‘lot, heritage’ (Acts 1:26).
'cleric' also found in these Oxford entries:
abbé
- annates
- archdeacon
- clergy
- clerisy
- clerk
- divine
- institute
- locum tenens
- temporal power
- titular
- vicar
- zucchetto
