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cleric

[kler-ik] / ˈklɛr ɪk /


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The Archbishop of Canterbury has withdrawn an award given to a Muslim cleric who praised Osama Bin Laden.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Hamawy has said he condemns Abdel-Rahman’s violent rhetoric and actions and that he had no contact with the cleric after his arrest.

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026

The powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, who at times has been critical of Iran’s role in Iraqi politics, called on his Shia countrymen to participate in the funeral.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Relations were severed a year later after protesters attacked Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran and consulate in the northwestern city of Mashhad, following Riyadh's execution of Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr.

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

But the answer that came to him in October 1838, in a book by another cleric, the Reverend Thomas Malthus, had nothing to do with divinity.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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