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cler·i·cal
/
ˈklɛr
ɪ
kəl
/
Show Spelled
[
kler
-i-k
uh
l
]
Show IPA
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
-al
1
Related forms
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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World English Dictionary
clerical
(ˈklɛrɪk
ə
l)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
clerical
1590s, "pertaining to the clergy," from
cleric
+
-al
(1). Meaning "pertaining to clerks" is from 1798.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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