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 Definitions of clerisy  [ˈklɛr ə si]  

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Definition of 'clerisy' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) clerisy
literati; intelligentsia.

Etymology:  (1818 (S.T. Coleridge); < G Klerisei clergy < ML clēricia < LL clēric(us)cleric)

Definition of 'clerisy' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) intelligentsia, clerisy
an educated and intellectual elite
Definition of 'clerisy' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) clerisy
the literati, or well educated class

2. (noun) clerisy
the clergy, or their opinions, as opposed to the laity

'clerisy' - Nearby Entries  

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