cleric

Synonyms:

churchman, divine, ecclesiastic

Examples:

Thomas a Kempis

German ecclesiastic (1380-1471)

Saint Bruno

(Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101)

Types:

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ordainer

a cleric who ordains; a cleric who admits someone to holy orders

pardoner

a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences

pluralist

a cleric who holds more than one benefice at a time

absolver

someone who grants absolution

Type of:

clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend

a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church