clerics
Example Sentences
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The scene, which Günes said last took place two months ago, is a snapshot not from a stern theocracy ruled by capricious clerics, but from the capital of Europe’s largest economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 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
Iran, run by Shia Muslim clerics, is home to around 100 synagogues for its historic Jewish minority.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
Henceforth, Iranian clerics wouldn’t merely press for a state and society governed by Shariah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
There were the high-yellow progeny of AME preachers debating the clerics of Ausar-Set.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
