bhikkhu vs cleric

bhikkhu

noun
  • A male Buddhist monk or priest; one who follows all Buddhist precepts as a full member of the sangha. 

cleric

noun
  • A member of the clergy. 

  • A spellcaster class that receives their spells (especially healing) from their deity. 

adj
  • Of or pertaining to the clergy. 

How often have the words bhikkhu and cleric occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )