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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

Example Sentences

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Others believed they would be doing clerical work or computer programming.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The MEK opposed the rule of the shah and initially supported the 1979 Islamic revolution but rapidly fell out with the new clerical leadership in the 1980s.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The 65-year-old son of Iran's last shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, has lived in exile since the 1979 Islamic Revolution toppled the US-backed monarchy and ushered in the current system of clerical rule.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Coding and clerical tasks are far more straightforward and lucrative.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

If it played a role in disenchanting the world, it did so precisely because it was effectively inculcated among the educated, clerical and lay, male and female.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton