| Noun | 1. | cleric - a clergyman or other person in religious ordersordainer - a cleric who ordains; a cleric who admits someone to holy orders pardoner - a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences Bruno, Saint Bruno, St. Bruno - (Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101) | |