cleric Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a clergyman or other person in religious orders
    divine; ecclesiastic; churchman.

WordNet

Cler"ic noun
Etymology
AS., fr. L. clericus. See Clerk.
Definitions
  1. A clerk, a clergyman. R. Bp. Horsley.
Cler"ic adjective
Definitions
  1. Same as Clerical.

Webster 1913