clerical

See also: clérical

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛɹɪkəl/

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Adjective

clerical (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to clerks or their work.
   • 1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I:

     ‘The groans of this sick person,’ he said, ‘distract my attention. And without that it is extremely difficult to guard against clerical errors in this climate.’

2. Of or relating to the clergy.

Derived terms

• clerical collar
• clerical error
• clerical marriage

Related terms

• clergy
• clergyman
• cleric
• clerk

Translations

of or relating to clerks or their work

• Bulgarian: канцеларски (bg) (kancelarski)
• Czech: úřednický
• Finnish: toimisto-
• French: administratif (fr)
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• Greek: υπαλληλικός (el) (ypallilikós), γραφειοκρατικός (el) (grafeiokratikós)
• Polish: biurowy (pl)
• Russian: канцеля́рский (ru) (kanceljárskij)
• Scottish Gaelic: clèireachail

of or relating to the clergy

• Armenian: կղերական (hy) (kġerakan)
• Bulgarian: свещенически (bg) (svešteničeski), духовен (bg) (duhoven)
• Catalan: clerical
• Czech: kněžský (cs)
• Finnish: papillinen
• Galician: clerical
• French: clérical (fr)
• German: klerikal (de), geistlich (de), priesterlich (de)
• Greek: κληρικός (el) (klirikós), ιερατικός (el) (ieratikós)
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: geistlig

  Nynorsk: geistleg

• Portuguese: clerical
• Russian: духо́вный (ru) (duxóvnyj), церко́вный (ru) (cerkóvnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: clèireachail
• Spanish: clerical (es)
• Tagalog: simbahanin

Noun

clerical (plural clericals)

1. A member of the clergy.

Further reading

• “clerical”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “clerical”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin clēricālis (“clerical”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [klə.ɾiˈkal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kle.ɾiˈkal]

Adjective

clerical m or f (masculine and feminine plural clericals)

1. clerical (of or relating to the clergy)

Derived terms

• clericalisme

Further reading

• “clerical” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “clerical”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “clerical” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “clerical” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin clēricālis (“clerical”)

Adjective

clerical m or f (plural clericais)

1. clerical (of or relating to the clergy)

Derived terms

• clericalismo

Related terms

• clero

Further reading

• “clerical”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɨ.ɾi.ˈkaɫ/
• Hyphenation: cle‧ri‧cal

Adjective

clerical m or f (plural clericais)

1. clerical (of or relating to the clergy)

Derived terms

• anticlerical
• clericalismo

Related terms

• clero

Further reading

• Template:R:Priberam

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin clēricālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kleɾiˈkal/ [kle.ɾiˈkal]

Adjective

clerical m or f (masculine and feminine plural clericales)

1. clerical (of or relating to the clergy)

Derived terms

• anticlerical
• clericalismo

Related terms

• clérigo

Further reading

• “clerical”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014