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clerisy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | intelligentsia |
| Type of | elite, elite group |
| Has types | culturati, literati |
Examples of clerisy
clerisy
They seem to suppose themselves a small clerisy entrusted with the most urgent truth ever discovered.
From the bostonherald.com
The whole, anti-democratic edifice of inertia has been constructed to the convenience of a distant clerisy.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
The impertinence of mere senators modifying their handiwork will scandalize the Cold War arms control clerisy, who are still with us.
From the washingtonpost.com
It was about our expenses-caning clerisy, some of them knighted simply as compensation for losing ministerial office, controlling its frisky tormentors.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Some parochial Irish critics, scandalized by McGahern's lascivious imputations against clerisy and family, have argued that his image of Ireland is false.
From the time.com
Islamic religious leaders have traditionally been people who, as part of the clerisy, mosque, or government, performed a prominent role within their community or nation.
From the en.wikipedia.org
If, when the Soviet Union disappeared, Russia had disintegrated until only the Moscow metropolitan area remained, the clerisy would be earnestly negotiating arms agreements with its police force.
From the thenewstribune.com
- Intelligentsia: an educated and intellectual elite
- An intellectual is a person who uses intelligence (thought and reason) and critical or analytical reasoning in either a professional or a personal capacity.
- An elite group of intellectuals; learned people, the literati
