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Definitions for Clerical
[1] of, pertaining to, appropriate for, or assigned to an office clerk or clerks: a clerical job.
[2] doing the work of a clerk or clerks: a clerical assistant; a clerical staff.
[3] of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy or a member of the clergy: clerical garb.
[4] advocating the power or influence of the clergy in politics, government, etc.: a clerical party.
[5] a cleric.
[6] clericals, Informal . clerical garments.
[7] a person or a party advocating the power or influence of the church in politics, government, etc.
[8] a person who does clerical work; office worker; clerk.
[9] Also called clerical error. a minor error, as in the keeping of records, the transcribing of documents, or the handling of correspondence.
[10] relating to or associated with the clergy clerical dress
[11] of or relating to office clerks or their work a clerical error
[12] supporting or advocating clericalism
Words related to Clerical
pastoral, ministerial, monastic, ecclesiastical, rabbinical, accounting, bookkeeping, office, subordinate, written, clerkly, scribal, stenographic, typing, canonical, ecclesiastic, holy, papal, pontifical, sacerdotal
Words nearby Clerical
clergy, clergyman, clergyperson, clergywoman, cleric, clerical, clerical collar, clericalism, clericals, clerihew, clerisy
Origin of Clerical
1425–75 for sense “learned”; 1585–95 for def 3 ; late Middle English < Late Latin clēricālis, equivalent to clēric(us ) cleric + -ālis -al1
Other words from Clerical
cler·i·cal·i·ty , noun
cler·i·cal·ly , adverb
in·ter·cler·i·cal , adjective
non·cler·i·cal , adjective, noun
non·cler·i·cal·ly , adverb
pre·cler·i·cal , adjective
pro·cler·i·cal , adjective
pseu·do·cler·i·cal , adjective
pseu·do·cler·i·cal·ly , adverb
qua·si-cler·i·cal , adjective
qua·si-cler·i·cal·ly , adverb
sem·i·cler·i·cal , adjective
sem·i·cler·i·cal·ly , adverb
un·cler·i·cal , adjective
un·cler·i·cal·ly , adverb
Synonyms for Clerical
accounting, bookkeeping, clerkish, clerkly, office, pink collar, scribal, stenographic, subordinate, typing, white collar, written