clerical

clerical

See also: clérical

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) 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 1042815524, 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.

   Synonym: cleric

Derived terms

• clerical collar
• clerical error
• clericality
• clerical marriage
• clerical script

 

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) Greek: υπαλληλικός (el) (ypallilikós), γραφειοκρατικός (el) (grafeiokratikós) Italian: d'ufficio, amministrativo (it), burocratico (it) Manx: cleree (genitive form of noun) Polish: biurowy (pl) Russian: канцеля́рский (ru) (kanceljárskij) Scottish Gaelic: clèireachail

of or relating to the clergy

Armenian: կղերական (hy) (kłerakan) Bulgarian: свещенически (bg) (svešteničeski), духовен (bg) (duhoven) Catalan: clerical (ca) Czech: kněžský (cs) Finnish: papillinen Galician: clerical (gl) French: clérical (fr) German: klerikal (de), geistlich (de), priesterlich (de) Greek: κληρικός (el) (klirikós), ιερατικός (el) (ieratikós) Ancient: κληρικός (klērikós) Italian: clericale (it) Manx: agglishagh, saggyrtoil 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. (now uncommon) A member of the clergy. [from 19th c.]
2. (in the plural, informal) Clerical garments. [from 19th c.]

Further reading

• clerical in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• clerical in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911

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Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin clēricālis (“clerical”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /klə.ɾiˈkal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /kle.ɾiˈkal/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

clerical (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, 2023
• “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, Royal Galician Academy.

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kle.ɾiˈkaw/ [kle.ɾiˈkaʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /klɛ.ɾiˈkal/ [klɛ.ɾiˈkaɫ]

• Rhymes: -al, -aw
• Hyphenation: re‧ci‧tal

Adjective

clerical m or f (plural clericais)

1. clerical (of or relating to the clergy)

Derived terms

• anticlerical
• clericalismo

Related terms

• clero

Further reading

• “clerical” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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Romanian

Etymology

From French clérical, from Latin clericalis.

Adjective

clerical m or n (feminine singular clericală, masculine plural clericali, feminine and neuter plural clericale)

1. clerical

Declension

Declension of clerical

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	clerical		clericală	clericali	clericale
	definite	clericalul		clericala	clericalii	clericalele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	clerical		clericale	clericali	clericale
	definite	clericalului		clericalei	clericalilor	clericalelor

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin clēricālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kleɾiˈkal/ [kle.ɾiˈkal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: cle‧ri‧cal

Adjective

clerical (plural clericales)

1. (relational) clergy; 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