The word 'cleric' is correct and usable in written English.
It is a noun that refers to a clergyman or member of the clergy, especially in the Christian Church. Example: The cleric delivered a powerful sermon to the congregation, inspiring them to have faith and hope in difficult times.
Mr Rafsanjani, for instance, says the society, is an exceptional cleric with widespread popular appeal.Pushing the clerics out of electoral politics and back into their secluded seminaries is advocated by progressive religious intellectuals as a way of ensuring the long-term health of the Islamic system.
The senior Catholic cleric and former Vatican diplomat warned that the church should "not move into denial of the realities".
The alleged terrorist's sister was the wife of Anwar al-Awlaki, the US-born radical militant cleric killed by a US drone strike last fall.
Abdel-Rahman el-Barr, the Muslim Brotherhood's top religious cleric, and Mahmoud Ghozlan, the group's former spokesman and a member of its top decision-making body, became part of their number on Monday.
"People should know that extremists like the cleric banning women from touching bananas for fear of getting dirty ideas is as offensive to me as it is to them," Shaikh says.
Earlier this month, senior Saudi cleric Sheikh Saad bin Nasser Al Shathri called on Muslims around the world to support the expansion project.
Questioning the necessity for elections, Mr Mesbah-Yazdi, a hardline cleric, said the system's Islamic component should override the republican element, meaning officials should derive their authority from God rather than people's votes.
The council appointed the hardline cleric Mohammad Yazdi as its chairman on Wednesday.
"The world should know that we are not deceptive and are not liars and any promises we give will be within the framework of our national interests and we will live up to our promises provided that the opposite side abides by its promises as well," the moderate cleric said as he thanked the Iranian negotiators for the outcome in Lausanne, which he said was "win-win" for both sides.
As one cleric explained, the act had turned Uganda "from being a beggar to being a nation that gives away to other nations.
Since his appointment, Younesi – who is a Muslim cleric – has visited synagogues and churches across the country.
