Meaning

2 senses

  1. (uncommon)A member of the clergy.

  2. (in the plural, informal)Clerical garments.

Examples

5 sentences

  1. Maybe Tom made a clerical error.

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  2. I find it so strange that keyboards can be both musical and clerical.

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  3. The church's publication of a rant against same-sex marriage was clearly a clerical error.

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  4. After World War II, many employers hired women as temporary workers in clerical jobs.

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  5. A collar may come in many varieties, from button-down to clerical, and Mandarin to Masonic, but it is never a lapel.

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Origin

From Late Latin clēricālis (“clerical”), from clēricus (“clergyman, priest”).

From Late Latin clēricālis (“clerical”), from clēricus (“clergyman, priest”).

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Forms

plural: clericals
Singularclerical
Pluralclericals

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
blackcoatclergymemberclergypersoncleric

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
clergyclergymanclericclerkA2cleverA1cleverly
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