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cleric

[kler-ik] / ˈklɛr ɪk /


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The U.S. discovered that in 2003, when a team of almost two dozen agents who had abducted an Egyptian cleric in Italy for secret interrogation was outed by analysis of their local cellphone records.

From The Wall Street Journal

The BBC understands Pierce asked the author to prepare the report so that it could be passed to a senior cleric in the church.

From BBC

The main Catholic cleric in the region has told the BBC that Nigeria's government is making "no meaningful effort" to rescue those still missing.

From BBC

The cleric’s diplomats would voyage forth, brandishing their leader’s skepticism as a means of extracting concessions from foreigners.

From The Wall Street Journal

The disappearance of Shia cleric Musa al-Sadr in Libya in 1978 has been a source of tension between Libya and Lebanon for decades.

From BBC