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单词 clerkly
释义

clerkly

adjective

clerk·​ly ˈklər-klē How to pronounce clerkly (audio)
 British usually  ˈklär-
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a clerk
clerkly duties
2
archaic : scholarly
clerkly adverb

Synonyms

  • clerical
  • ministerial
  • pastoral
  • priestly
  • sacerdotal
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Example Sentences

a time when the clerkly duties of a country parson might include long rides on horseback to visit the more isolated members of the flock

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

clerkly

adjective

as in ministerial
of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy a time when the clerkly duties of a country parson might include long rides on horseback to visit the more isolated members of the flock

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • ministerial
  • pastoral
  • clerical
  • priestly
  • sacerdotal
  • ecclesiastical
  • ecclesiastic
  • missionary
  • episcopal
  • churchly
  • evangelic
  • religious
  • divine
  • apostolic
  • evangelical
  • papal
  • conventual
  • diocesan
  • patriarchal
  • pontifical
  • monastic
  • mendicant
  • canonical
  • sacramental
  • rabbinic
  • diaconal
  • holy
  • caliphal
  • rabbinical
  • monachal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • temporal
  • lay
  • secular
  • nonclerical
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