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cleric

noun

  1. standard playable character class in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈklɛɹɪk/ / /ˈkleɹɪk/ / /ˈkleɹək/

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós), from κλῆρος (klêros, “a casting lots, drawing lots”). Many officers at Athens obtained their offices by lot, as opposed to election (Liddell and Scott). Doublet of clerk.

  1. Of or pertaining to the clergy.

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós), from κλῆρος (klêros, “a casting lots, drawing lots”). Many officers at Athens obtained their offices by lot, as opposed to election (Liddell and Scott). Doublet of clerk.

  1. A member of a clergy.

    Holonyms: clergy; see also Thesaurus:clergy

  2. A spellcaster class that receives their spells (especially healing) from their deity.