Definitions for clerical

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clerical cler·i·cal

Spelling: [kler-i-kuh l]

IPA: /ˈklɛr ɪ kəl/

Clerical is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 192 anagrams from letters in clerical (acceillr).

Definitions for clerical

noun

1. a cleric.
2. clericals, Informal. clerical garments.
3. a person or a party advocating the power or influence of the church in politics, government, etc.
4. a person who does clerical work; office worker; clerk.
5. Also called clerical error. a minor error, as in the keeping of records, the transcribing of documents, or the handling of correspondence.

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, appropriate for, or assigned to an office clerk or clerks:
2. doing the work of a clerk or clerks:
3. of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy or a member of the clergy:
4. advocating the power or influence of the clergy in politics, government, etc.:

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 -al^1<

Examples for clerical

"You see, they want to get married," said the man with the clerical hat.

This General Conference was strictly a clerical organization.

"Our clerical friend does not realize the importance of his own point," he said softly.

They are meant to show that the Church has adopted a new line of transparency on clerical sex abuse.

It is true that his practical experience of his clerical life was very slender.

But some reflects the impact of the ever more powerful clerical regime, whose expansive regulatory power undermines small firms.

There are emails so recent, they call into question just how much of the clerical abuse is still going on.

She had never seen him in his clerical dress, so she could not have recognised him yet.

Instead, Clohessy accuses Cardinal George and dozens of his clerical colleagues of opting to put their own reputations first.

Padre Goyo, with his clerical collar and his bulletproof vest, is an icon for those fighting drugs and corruption.