a religious leader, especially a Muslim one 宗教领袖；宗教领导人 Muslim clerics 穆斯林教职人员
- (old-fashioned or formal)
a member of the Christian clergy 圣职人员；神职人员
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin clericus ‘clergyman’, from Greek klērikos ‘belonging to the Christian clergy’, from klēros ‘lot, heritage’ (Acts 1:26).