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It is not only clerics and Islamic ideologues who use offensive words and images to describe the sexual life of Westerners.

Within a few years, Iran had jailed or driven from the country more than 60 Sunni clerics.

All those cardinals and clerics get through an average of 73.7 liters each a year.

Hardline clerics and youths suspect moderates of collaborating with the security forces.

To many at the time—clerics in particular—attacking a monastery or church would have seemed irrational.

Then the chanting clerics sang again, and advanced more boldly.

The Portuguese are superstitious, and are devout up to a certain point, and the clerics are exceedingly intolerant.

The proprieties of society prevent me from repeating what has come to my ears from the lips or pens of distinguished clerics.

Angel's wife felt almost as if she had been hounded up that hill like a scorned thing by those—to her—superfine clerics.

It will placate the Left and please the Clerics—it will also consolidate our reputation for liberality and largeness of mind.

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On this page you'll find 29 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to clerics, such as: priesthood, cardinalate, conclave, ecclesiastics, pastorate, and prelacy.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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