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[ kler-i-kuhl ] / ˈklɛr ɪ kəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR clerical ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof, pertaining to, appropriate for, or assigned to an office clerk or clerks: a clerical job. doing the work of a clerk or clerks: a clerical assistant; a clerical staff. of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy or a member of the clergy: clerical garb. advocating the power or influence of the clergy in politics, government, etc.: a clerical party. nouna cleric. clericals, Informal. clerical garments. a person or a party advocating the power or influence of the church in politics, government, etc. a person who does clerical work; office worker; clerk. Also called clerical error. a minor error, as in the keeping of records, the transcribing of documents, or the handling of correspondence. Origin of clerical1425–75 for sense “learned”; 1585–95 for def. 3; late Middle English <Late Latin clēricālis, equivalent to clēric(us) cleric + -ālis-al1 OTHER WORDS FROM clericalcler·i·cal·i·ty, nouncler·i·cal·ly, adverbin·ter·cler·i·cal, adjectivenon·cler·i·cal, adjective, noun non·cler·i·cal·ly, adverbpre·cler·i·cal, adjectivepro·cler·i·cal, adjectivepseu·do·cler·i·cal, adjectivepseu·do·cler·i·cal·ly, adverbqua·si-cler·i·cal, adjectivequa·si-cler·i·cal·ly, adverbsem·i·cler·i·cal, adjectivesem·i·cler·i·cal·ly, adverbun·cler·i·cal, adjectiveun·cler·i·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby clericalclergy, clergyman, clergyperson, clergywoman, cleric, clerical, clerical collar, clericalism, clericals, clerihew, clerisy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clericalPadre Goyo, with his clerical collar and his bulletproof vest, is an icon for those fighting drugs and corruption. Mexico’s Holy Warrior Against the Cartels|Jason McGahan|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST They are meant to show that the Church has adopted a new line of transparency on clerical sex abuse. How Sicko Priests Got Away With It|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST There are emails so recent, they call into question just how much of the clerical abuse is still going on. Chicago Priests Raped and Pillaged for 50 Years|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST Instead, Clohessy accuses Cardinal George and dozens of his clerical colleagues of opting to put their own reputations first. Chicago Priests Raped and Pillaged for 50 Years|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But some reflects the impact of the ever more powerful Clerical regime, whose expansive regulatory power undermines small firms. In the Future We'll All Be Renters: America's Disappearing Middle Class|Joel Kotkin|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Their leaders, both lay and clerical, were unsurpassed in genius for argument and at this time outdid themselves. The Fathers of New England|Charles M. Andrews If Mr. Carter did not like clerical characters of her stamp, neither did she like them of the stamp of Mr. Carter. Castle Richmond|Anthony Trollope The laity seized the opportunity to rise against the clerical order, and to excuse themselves for disobedience to the Church. Freaks of Fanaticism|Sabine Baring-Gould The military President who assumed power in 1876 was too radical to suit the clericals and too clerical to suit the radicals. The Hispanic Nations of the New World|William R. Shepherd Having declined, he felt that he had made a free choice of a clerical career.
British Dictionary definitions for clerical
adjectiverelating to or associated with the clergyclerical dress of or relating to office clerks or their worka clerical error supporting or advocating clericalism Derived forms of clericalclerically, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to clericalpastoral, ministerial, monastic, ecclesiastical, rabbinical, accounting, bookkeeping, office, subordinate, written, clerkish, clerkly, pink collar, scribal, stenographic, typing, white collar, canonical, ecclesiastic, holy |