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clerics were sharply divided on the issue of whether the war was morally justified
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Among them stood the old Republican Palace where followers of the Mahdi, a cleric, toppled and beheaded the country’s British governor-general, Charles Gordon, in 1885.
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Declan Walsh Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 5 June 2024
The cleric’s funeral was attended by about 10 million people.
—The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2024
Now, a new bill tabled in Parliament by an independent lawmaker in March threatens to overturn the ban due to a push from influential Muslim clerics.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 23 May 2024
Raisi was running for president in 2016 when a tape leaked of an important cleric talking of his role in the 1988 killings.
—James Hider, NPR, 20 May 2024
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Declan Walsh Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 5 June 2024
The cleric’s funeral was attended by about 10 million people.
—The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2024
Now, a new bill tabled in Parliament by an independent lawmaker in March threatens to overturn the ban due to a push from influential Muslim clerics.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 23 May 2024
Raisi was running for president in 2016 when a tape leaked of an important cleric talking of his role in the 1988 killings.
—James Hider, NPR, 20 May 2024
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“Cleric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleric. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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cleric
noun
cler·ic
ˈkler-ik 
: a member of the clergy
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