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Intelligentsia
Answer for the clue "Intelligentsia ", 7 letters:
clerisy
Alternative clues for the word clerisy
Word definitions for clerisy in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Clerisy \Cler"i*sy\, n. [LL. clericia. See Clergy .] The literati, or well educated class. The clergy, or their opinions, as opposed to the laity.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 An elite group of intellectuals; learned people, the literati. 2 The clergy, or their opinions, as opposed to the laity.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1818, on model of German clerisei , from Late Latin clericia , related to clericus (see cleric ); coined by Coleridge "to express a notion no longer associated with CLERGY" [OED].
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an educated and intellectual elite [syn: intelligentsia ]
Usage examples of clerisy.
He regards me as a traitor to the clerisy because I know which foot to put on the brake and which on the accelerator, but I think after experiencing an hour of my driving he’s begun to revise his harsh placement of me.