Definitions

clerical

[kler-i-kuhl] / ˈklɛr ɪ kəl /

ADJECTIVE

secretarial

Synonyms

WEAK

accounting bookkeeping clerkish clerkly office scribal stenographic subordinate typing white collar written

ADJECTIVE

concerning clergy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ecclesiastical ministerial monastic pastoral rabbinical

WEAK

apostolic canonical churchly cleric ecclesiastic episcopal holy monkish papal parsonical parsonish pontifical prelatic priestly sacerdotal sacred theocratical

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Some officials say a potential Khamenei replacement is Ali Khomeini, a grandson of the Islamic Republic’s founder, who is close to moderate clerical figures.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some religious Saudis and members of the kingdom’s diminished but still influential clerical class are concerned the crown prince is taking things too far.

From The Wall Street Journal

The wave of demonstrations marked some of the most dramatic upheavals in Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution, which installed the clerical system led by a Supreme Leader.

From BBC

In Iran's clerical system, real authority lies higher up with the 86-year-old supreme leader.

From BBC

Demonstrations began in late December after a sharp fall in the value of the Iranian currency, but swiftly evolved into a crisis of legitimacy for the country's clerical leadership.

From BBC

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