cleric
Example Sentences
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Before Khomenei, respected Shiite clerics had shunned the idea of clerical rule.
He studied Islamic jurisprudence under several high-ranking clerics, including Khamenei, and held various senior posts in the ministry of intelligence and Office of the Supreme Leader.
From BBC
He has for decades operated in the shadows, without appearing in the media or releasing Islamic sermons to the public, despite his purported status as a learned cleric.
Iran's government, run by Shia Muslim clerics, has voiced defiance.
From Barron's
The supreme leader must also be a mujtahid, a cleric qualified to issue religious rulings.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
