Associations to the word «Clerisy»

Wiktionary

CLERISY, noun. An elite group of intellectuals; learned people, the literati.
CLERISY, noun. The clergy, or their opinions, as opposed to the laity.

Dictionary definition

CLERISY, noun. An educated and intellectual elite.

Wise words

One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose.
Voltaire