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A
cleric (
Ancient Greek κληρικός - klērikos) or
clergyman (pl.
clergymen) is a member of the
clergy of a
religion, especially one who is a
priest,
preacher, or other religious professional. It is often used to refer to the religious leadership in
Islam, where the term "
priest" isn't accurate and where terms such as "
Alim" are not widely understood in the English-speaking world.
Within
Christianity, especially in
Eastern Christianity and
Roman Catholicism, the term
cleric refers to any individual who has received the clerical
tonsure, including
deacons,
priests, and
bishops. In
Roman Catholicism, the
tonsure was a prerequisite for receiving any of the
minor orders or
major orders before the
minor orders and the
subdiaconate were abolished following the
Second Vatican Council. Thusly, those individuals who have received the tonsure, but are not
deacons,
priests, or
bishops, are properly referred to as clerics.
Minor Orders are still given in the
Eastern Catholic Churches, and 'cleric' is the normal title given to seminarians and those with minor orders.
The term "
clerk" derives from "cleric," since in medieval times the clergy were one of the few groups who could read, and therefore were often employed to do bookkeeping and similar work. The term "clerical work" continues to this day to refer to such functions.
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