cleric

Meanings

Plural: clerics

Noun

a clergyman or other person in religious orders
A member of a clergy.
A spellcaster class that receives their spells (especially healing) from their deity.

Adj

Of or pertaining to the clergy.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

churchman, clergymember, clergyperson, clerical, divine, ecclesiastic

Scrabble Score: 10

cleric is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cleric is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cleric is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

cleric is a valid Words With Friends word