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clerics were sharply divided on the issue of whether the war was morally justified
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Part of the group then took the stage in one of the more striking scenes ever seen at a big Republican presidential rally: a row of clerics in Islamic garb and caps strode on stage as Trump greeted them with smiles, shaking their hands.
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Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
Taking Blaine by the hand, the Rev. Samuel D. Burchard pledged the backing of the clerics with shots at Blaine’s critics and veiled allusions to Cleveland’s private life.
—Robert B. Mitchell / Made By History, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
The 60-year-old cleric has had a visible presence across Hezbollah’s political stage, especially over the past year.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
On November 4, 1979, student supporters of the Shiite cleric Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking dozens of American citizens hostage for 444 days.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
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Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
Taking Blaine by the hand, the Rev. Samuel D. Burchard pledged the backing of the clerics with shots at Blaine’s critics and veiled allusions to Cleveland’s private life.
—Robert B. Mitchell / Made By History, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
The 60-year-old cleric has had a visible presence across Hezbollah’s political stage, especially over the past year.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
On November 4, 1979, student supporters of the Shiite cleric Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking dozens of American citizens hostage for 444 days.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Cleric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleric. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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cleric
noun
cler·ic
ˈkler-ik 
: a member of the clergy
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