different between chaplain vs cleric
chaplain
English
Etymology
From Middle English chapeleyn, from Old French chapelain, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin cappell?nus, from cappella. Doublet of capelin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?æp.l?n/
Noun
chaplain (plural chaplains)
- A member of a religious body (often, but not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to give pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.
- A person without religious affiliation who carries out similar duties in a secular context.
Derived terms
- chaplaincy
- college chaplain
- domestic chaplain
- football chaplain
- hospital chaplain
- lay chaplain
- military chaplain
- naval chaplain
- prison chaplain
- school chaplain
- sports chaplain
- street chaplain
Translations
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cleric
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin cl?ricus, from Ancient Greek ???????? (kl?rikós), from ?????? (klêros, “a casting lots, drawing lots”). Many officers at Athens obtained their offices by lot, as opposed to election (Liddell and Scott). Doublet of clerk.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /kl???k/
- Rhymes: -???k
Noun
cleric (plural clerics)
- A clergy member.
- (role-playing games) A spellcaster class that receives their spells (especially healing) from their deity.
Related terms
- clergy
- clergyman
- clerical
- clerk
Translations
Further reading
- cleric in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- cleric in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- cleric at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Circle, circle
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin clericus
Noun
cleric m (plural clerici)
- cleric
Declension
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