"clerical" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈklɛɹɪkəl/ [UK] Audio: En-us-clerical.ogg
Etymology: From Late Latin clēricālis (“clerical”), from clēricus (“clergyman, priest”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|clēricālis||clerical}} Late Latin clēricālis (“clerical”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} clerical (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to clerks or their work. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of or relating to clerks or their work): канцеларски (kancelarski) (Bulgarian), úřednický (Czech), administratief (Dutch), toimisto- (Finnish), administratif (French), υπαλληλικός (ypallilikós) (Greek), γραφειοκρατικός (grafeiokratikós) (Greek), cléireachais [form-of, genitive, noun] (Irish), d'ufficio (Italian), amministrativo (Italian), burocratico (Italian), cleree [form-of, genitive, noun] (Manx), biurowy (Polish), канцеля́рский (kanceljárskij) (Russian), clèireachail (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-clerical-en-adj-cvN-1VhV Disambiguation of 'of or relating to clerks or their work': 99 1
  2. Of or relating to the clergy. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: cleric Translations (of or relating to the clergy): κληρικός (klērikós) (Ancient Greek), կղերական (kġerakan) (Armenian), свещенически (svešteničeski) (Bulgarian), духовен (duhoven) (Bulgarian), clerical (Catalan), kněžský (Czech), klerikaal (Dutch), geestelijk (Dutch), papillinen (Finnish), clérical (French), clerical (Galician), klerikal (German), geistlich (German), priesterlich (German), κληρικός (klirikós) (Greek), ιερατικός (ieratikós) (Greek), cléiriúil (Irish), clericale (Italian), agglishagh (Manx), saggyrtoil (Manx), geistlig (Norwegian Bokmål), geistleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), clerical (Portuguese), духо́вный (duxóvnyj) (Russian), церко́вный (cerkóvnyj) (Russian), clèireachail (Scottish Gaelic), clerical (Spanish), simbahanin (Tagalog), clerigol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-clerical-en-adj-69qCj1cG Disambiguation of 'of or relating to the clergy': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: clergy, clergyman, cleric, clerk

Noun

IPA: /ˈklɛɹɪkəl/ [UK] Audio: En-us-clerical.ogg Forms: clericals [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin clēricālis (“clerical”), from clēricus (“clergyman, priest”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|clēricālis||clerical}} Late Latin clēricālis (“clerical”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} clerical (plural clericals)
  1. (now uncommon) A member of the clergy. Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-clerical-en-noun-gUiw8FUn
  2. (in the plural, informal) Clerical garments. Tags: in-plural, informal
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Inflected forms

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      "word": "toimisto-"
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      "word": "d'ufficio"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "of or relating to clerks or their work",
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      "word": "kněžský"
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      "sense": "of or relating to the clergy",
      "word": "simbahanin"
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      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "of or relating to the clergy",
      "word": "clerigol"
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