non-clerical

cler·i·cal

[kler-i-kuhl]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, appropriate for, or assigned to an office clerk or clerks: a clerical job.
2.
doing the work of a clerk or clerks: a clerical assistant; a clerical staff.
3.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the clergy or a member of the clergy: clerical garb.
4.
advocating the power or influence of the clergy in politics, government, etc.: a clerical party.
noun
5.
a cleric.
6.
clericals, Informal. clerical garments.
7.
a person or a party advocating the power or influence of the church in politics, government, etc.
8.
a person who does clerical work; office worker; clerk.
9.
Also called clerical error. a minor error, as in the keeping of records, the transcribing of documents, or the handling of correspondence.
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Origin:
1425–75 for sense “learned”; 1585–95 for def 3; late Middle English < Late Latin clēricālis, equivalent to clēric(us) cleric + -ālis -al1

cler·i·cal·i·ty, noun
cler·i·cal·ly, adverb
in·ter·cler·i·cal, adjective
non·cler·i·cal, adjective, noun
non·cler·i·cal·ly, adverb
pre·cler·i·cal, adjective
pro·cler·i·cal, adjective
pseu·do·cler·i·cal, adjective
pseu·do·cler·i·cal·ly, adverb
qua·si-cler·i·cal, adjective
qua·si-cler·i·cal·ly, adverb
sem·i·cler·i·cal, adjective
sem·i·cler·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·cler·i·cal, adjective
un·cler·i·cal·ly, adverb
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clerical (ˈklɛrɪkəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  relating to or associated with the clergy: clerical dress
2.  of or relating to office clerks or their work: a clerical error
3.  supporting or advocating clericalism
 
'clerically
 
adv

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clerical
1590s, "pertaining to the clergy," from cleric + -al (1). Meaning "pertaining to clerks" is from 1798.
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