Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: clerics

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After a female evangelical minister described how clerics from other faiths attended her ordination and blessed her, the King said: “We’re all trying to find the same path to the divine – sometimes by different routes.”

Source: https://jerseyeveningpost.com/morenews/uknews/2023/11/03/charles-and-camilla-use-electric-tuk-tuk-at-end-of-kenyan-tour/

Also, some Islamic clerics, including the Imams of Edeland, Ile-Ife, Iwo and Ila-Orangun, all prayed that God should open doors of opportunities for the development and actualisation of all the campaign promises of the governor.

Source: https://newsdiaryonline.com/adeleke-holds-prayer-session-for-successful-tenure-in-office/

A nationwide network of clerics provide weekly religious lessons to young people on a neighbourhood basis, and the party organises non-Scout-related summer camps and field trips for young people, the US publication claimed.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1826415/hezbollah-run-schools-lebanon-iran

Has anybody queried why in the last elections, Muslim clerics supported the Muslim-Muslim ticket?

Source: https://theeagleonline.com.ng/other-tales-the-country-told-me-by-reuben-abati/

He emphasised the need for the clerics to enjoin good conduct among their followers in order to ensure sustainable development in the country.

Source: https://leadership.ng/kwara-governor-charges-clerics-on-contemporary-challenges/

He further called on the residents to fish out and report bandits informants to relevant authorities for action to be taken, urging clerics and religious leaders to intensify prayers against insecurity in the state.

Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2023/08/01/subsidy-removal-katsina-govt-rolls-out-plans-to-reduce-hardship-on-residents/

In addition, some clerics have equally released audio clips containing wrong interpretations of the speech the Majority Leader made at the occasion.

Source: https://newsdiaryonline.com/doguwas-video-mispresented-to-discredit-nigerian-military-dhq/

JALALABAD, Afghanistan — Afghan religious scholars Saturday criticized a ban on female education, as a key Taliban minister warned clerics not to rebel against the government on the controversial issue.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/news/nation/afghan-religious-scholars-criticize-girls-education-ban/article_97d7907d-2912-5e02-9fd7-89ba86c0bab0.html

Ministry spokesman Molvi Mohammad Sadiq Akif shared a report of Hanafi’s remarks late Saturday night, including the use of security forces, clerics and elders to carry out Hanafi's order.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20230827-taliban-says-security-forces-will-stop-afghan-women-from-visiting-popular-national-park

More than 300 Muslim clerics who attended the meeting declared their support for the government’s war against the Islamist militant group, which has been fighting the government since 2007.

Source: https://raxanreeb.com/somalia-al-shababs-grip-loosening/

Pate, who drew attention to the constantly evolving nature of the medical field, said there was need for regular collaboration between healthcare providers and clerics.

Source: https://leadership.ng/counsel-political-leaders-on-transparency-sultan-urges-clerics/

Police eventually intervened, firing into the air and wielding batons before dispersing the attackers with the help of Muslim clerics and elders.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/muslim-mobs-attack-churches-in-pakistan-after-accusing-christians-of-desecrating-the-quran/

President Ortega, and his wife, Vice-President Rosario Murillo, have targeted clerics for speaking out against their rule, jailing some and expelling others.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67785296?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Security forces in Afghanistan killed a number of Tajik and Pakistani nationals and arrested scores others involved in attacks against religious clerics, the public, and mosques, a senior Taliban official said Sunday.

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/story/2023-12-31/taliban-say-security-forces-killed-dozens-of-tajiks-pakistanis-involved-in-attacks-in-afghanistan

The amended recommendations of the bishops and recommendations of Igbo clerics must be followed to resolve the quagmire in Ohanaeze.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2023/04/20/emmanuel-iwuanyanus-emergence-illegal-not-our-president-general-ohanaeze-elders-council/

The clerics were whisked away from their houses at gunpoint in the middle of the night when they were sleeping.

Source: https://www.pulse.ng/news/metro/gunmen-kidnap-2-pastors-in-adamawa/dxkswwg

The government has banned clergy affiliated with the UOC-MP from serving as chaplains in the National Guard, referring to them as clerics from religious groups whose centers were “located in an aggressor state.”

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-forces-in-crimea-brace-for-possible-ukraine-assault

The highpoint of the event was the cutting of the Christmas cake by the host and his family, flanked by clerics and other participants.

Source: https://leadership.ng/prezzo-shed-boss-hosts-cardinal-onaiyekan-others-at-christmas-carol-in-fct/

The Islamic clerics, however, advised that injustice should not be meted, “against the popular mandate.”

Source: https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2023/12/09/dont-subvert-will-of-kano-people-islamic-leaders-urge-supreme-court/

These efforts were no more successful than those of previous years, however, with Alawite notables and clerics taking up their anti-Iranian grievances to Russian military officers stationed at the Khmeimim Air Base in Latakia.

Source: https://www.meforum.org/63851/tehran-shiification-of-syria