clerical

[ kler-i-kuhl ]

/ ˈklɛr ɪ kəl /

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adjective

of, 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.

noun

a 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.

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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, 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

How to use clerical in a sentence

Many States developed bitter antagonism between clerical and non-clerical parties.
Spanish America, Its Romance, Reality and Future, Vol. 1|Charles Reginald Enock
How had Baxter come to be at the Green Sailor, in non-clerical costume?
A Bid for Fortune|Guy Boothby

British Dictionary definitions for clerical

clerical

/ (ˈklɛrɪkəl) /

adjective

relating 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 clerical

clerically, adverb

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clerical

Origin of clerical

OTHER WORDS FROM clerical

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How to use clerical in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for clerical

Derived forms of clerical