(klem′ənt) adjective
1. Lenient; merciful.
2. Mild or pleasant: said of weather. See synonyms under HUMANE. [<L clemens, -entis mild, merciful]
—clem′ent·ly adverb

(klem′ənt)
A masculine personal name. Also Fr: Clé·ment (klā·mä′); Ital., Sp. Cle·men·te (klā·men′tā); Ger. Cle·mens (klā′·mens). [<L, merciful]
—Clement
The name of 17 popes.
—Clement I
Third bishop of Rome; pope 90?–99?: called “Clement of Rome.”
—Clement V,
1264–1314, real name Bertrand d'Agoust, pope 1305–14; removed the papal seat to Avignon, 1309.
—Clement VII,
1478?–1534, real name Giulio de' Medici, pope 1523–34; by a bull against Henry VIII caused the severance of the English church from Rome.
—Clement XIV,
1705–74, real name Giovanni Ganganelli, pope 1769–74; decreed the suppression of the Jesuits, 1773.
—Clement of Alexandria,
150?–220?, Greek Christian theologian.