A cleric is a member of the clergy, which is a group of religious officials who perform religious duties and services. The term cleric is less common than clergyman and clergywoman, but it is still used to refer to religious leaders in various religions, including Christianity and Islam. In the context of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, a cleric is one of the standard playable character classes. Clerics are versatile figures, both capable in combat and skilled in the use of divine magic). They are powerful healers due to the large number of healing and curative magics available to them, and they have divinely-granted abilities over life or death, which allows them to repel or control undead creatures).
In general, clerics are spellcasters who know their entire spell list, but can only prepare a specific number of them per day equal to their level and Wisdom modifier). They retain the Channel Divinity feature from 4th Edition with different effects depending on their chosen domain). In the broader sense, the term cleric is used to refer to any religious official or member of the clergy, such as a Catholic priest, Protestant minister, or Muslim imam.
