clerisy
/ˈklɛɹɪsi/noun
clerisy is spelled C-L-E-R-I-S-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, clerisy means “An elite group of intellectuals; learned people, the literati” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of clerisy is clerisies.
How many letters and syllables are in clerisy?
| Letters | 7: C-L-E-R-I-S-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is clerisy?
Clerisy appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce clerisy?
- /ˈklɛɹɪsi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of clerisy
- clerisies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clerisy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An elite group of intellectuals; learned people, the literati.
- 2
The clergy, or their opinions, as opposed to the laity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does clerisy come from?
From Ancient Greek κλῆρος (klêros) + -isy. Introduced by Coleridge, based on German Clerisei (modern Klerisei), from Late Latin clēricus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).