clerical

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to clerks or their work.
2. (not-comparable) Of or relating to the clergy.

Noun

1. (uncommon) A member of the clergy.
2. (in-plural, informal) Clerical garments.

Synonyms

cleric

priestly

clericalist

clerk

hieratic

pastoral

graphical

picturesque

sacerdotal

scriptural

white-collar

clerical garments

clerc

clergyman

priest like

clerkly

colorful

colourful

ecclesiastical

graphic

Translations

clerical

clericale

clérical

klerikal

clerical

eclesiástico

ecclésiastique

impiegatizio

ecclesiastico

κληρικός

γραφειακός

geistlich

eclesiàstic

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈklɛɹɪkəl/

Etymology

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