cleric

Example Sentences

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"The occupier, under the pretext of security and for its own interests, has closed the mosque," cleric Ayman Abu Najm, who had come from Beit Hanina, a Palestinian neighbourhood in east Jerusalem, said.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Despite the risk, the appointment of a new top cleric is important in signaling to Iranians and the world that the regime can still function.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

It will deepen the mystery around this reclusive cleric.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Few expect major changes under the younger Khamenei, a trained cleric close to the Revolutionary Guards, the ideological arm of the military.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

The school’s instructors were priests from the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, an order dedicated to a seventeenth-century French cleric known for his sunniness and kindness who is sometimes called the “gentleman saint.”

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove