clerics

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Military heroes can be depicted on horseback clutching the accoutrements of war, statesmen shown gesturing dramatically in mid-oration, and saints and clerics rendered awash in revelation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Abdulkadir is based in Kusfa, the religious centre of Zaria city where the area's many clerics are known to offer prayers for those who ask - a common custom in northern Nigeria.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Before Khomenei, respected Shiite clerics had shunned the idea of clerical rule.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

There’s this assembly of experts, 88 senior Shiite clerics who have elected themselves, but they choose who the supreme leader is, right?

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

No longer could cardinals and clerics question the ancient doctrines.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife