clerical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈklɛɹɪkəl/ (UK)
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Etymology
From Late Latin clēricālis (“clerical”), from clēricus (“clergyman, priest”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to clerks or their work.
‘The groans of this sick person,’ he said, ‘distract my attention. And without that it is extremely difficult to guard against clerical errors in this climate.’
1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I:"Yes," agreed Carrados, "naturally—where they make the Bank of England note paper. And how extraordinarily interesting his work there must be. Has he to do directly with the paper when it's made or is his department purely clerical?"
1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
- (not-comparable) Of or relating to the clergy.
Antonyms
Deriveds
clerically · preclerical · clericality · nonclerical · pseudoclerical · clericalization · clerical script · clerical marriage · clericalist · clerical error · interclerical · clericalize · clericalism · semiclerical · clerical collar · unclerical
Hyponyms
prelatical · ministerial · priestly · rabbinical · sacerdotal · rabbinic
Relateds
holy · clergyman · cleric · clergy · clerk · sanctified
Synonyms
clerical · cleric · black-collar · pastoral · black-collar · cleric
Translations (48)
it burocratico (of or relating to clerks or their work) · it d'ufficio (of or relating to clerks or their work) · bg духовен (of or relating to the clergy) · gd clèireachail (of or relating to the clergy) · pt clerical (of or relating to the clergy) · bg свещенически (of or relating to the clergy) · it clericale (of or relating to the clergy) · es clerical (of or relating to the clergy) · nl administratief (of or relating to clerks or their work) · tl simbahanin (of or relating to the clergy) · gd clèireachail (of or relating to clerks or their work) · ga cléiriúil (of or relating to the clergy) · gl clerical (of or relating to the clergy) · el ιερατικός (of or relating to the clergy) · bg канцеларски (of or relating to clerks or their work) · fr clérical (of or relating to the clergy) · de geistlich (of or relating to the clergy) · cs duchovní (of or relating to the clergy) · ru духо́вный (of or relating to the clergy) · cs úřednický (of or relating to clerks or their work) · el γραφειοκρατικός (of or relating to clerks or their work) · fi papillinen (of or relating to the clergy) · gv agglishagh (of or relating to the clergy) · nl geestelijk (of or relating to the clergy) · hy կղերական (of or relating to the clergy) · cs kancelářský (of or relating to clerks or their work) · de klerikal (of or relating to the clergy) · el υπαλληλικός (of or relating to clerks or their work) · cy clerigol (of or relating to the clergy) · cs administrativní (of or relating to clerks or their work) · cs kněžský (of or relating to the clergy) · cs klerikální (of or relating to the clergy) · nn geistleg (of or relating to the clergy) · ca clerical (of or relating to the clergy) · ga cléireachais (of or relating to clerks or their work) · ru канцеля́рский (of or relating to clerks or their work) · grc κληρικός (of or relating to the clergy) · ru церко́вный (of or relating to the clergy) · nb geistlig (of or relating to the clergy) · pl biurowy (of or relating to clerks or their work) · fi toimisto- (of or relating to clerks or their work) · gv cleree (of or relating to clerks or their work) · gv saggyrtoil (of or relating to the clergy) · el κληρικός (of or relating to the clergy) · fr administratif (of or relating to clerks or their work) · it amministrativo (of or relating to clerks or their work) · de priesterlich (of or relating to the clergy) · nl klerikaal (of or relating to the clergy)