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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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Yossi Mekelberg, a Middle East expert at London-based think-tank Chatham House, said that Iran's ballistic missile capabilities had undoubtedly been diminished compared to before the war, but its clerical leadership remained intact.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

According to the NCRI, the MEK regularly carried out actions inside Iran aimed at the clerical authorities.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Before Khomenei, respected Shiite clerics had shunned the idea of clerical rule.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

We are writing to notify you that your acceptance to the University of Georgia Honors Program was, in fact, a clerical error.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli