cleric vs pardoner

cleric and pardoner both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cleric	Yes	No	No	No
pardoner	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pardoner is a hyponym of cleric; that is, pardoner is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cleric:

cleric: a clergyman or other person in religious orders
pardoner: a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences

Other hyponyms of cleric include ordainer, pluralist.

cleric (noun)	pardoner (noun)
a clergyman or other person in religious orders	a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences
	a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense