Definition for Clerical:

• of or relating to the clergy; " clerical collar"

Synonyms for Clerical:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • clerical.
  •concerning clergy (adjective)
  • holy,
  • monastic,
  • sacred,
  • rabbinical,
  • Theocratical,
  • churchly,
  • episcopal,
  • monkish,
  • pastoral,
  • priestly,
  • apostolic,
  • Parsonical,
  • Parsonish,
  • canonical,
  • ministerial,
  • papal,
  • Prelatic,
  • ecclesiastic,
  • pontifical.
  •ecclesiastic (adjective)
  • evangelical.
  •ecclesiastical (adjective)
  • Diaconal.
  •pious (adjective)
  • born-again,
  • born again.
  •religious (adjective)
  • more deistic,
  • most theistic,
  • scriptural,
  • most doctrinal,
  • pietistic,
  • sacrosanct,
  • more scriptural,
  • saintlike,
  • super natural,
  • most churchgoing,
  • more theistic,
  • more churchgoing,
  • most deistic,
  • godfearing,
  • most saintlike,
  • super-natural,
  • more doctrinal,
  • more saintlike,
  • god fearing,
  • most scriptural.
  •sacerdotal (adjective)
  • more apostolic,
  • most apostolic.
  •secretarial (adjective)
  • accounting,
  • stenographic,
  • scribal,
  • Clerkly,
  • pink collar,
  • white collar,
  • subordinate.
  •white-collar (adjective)
  • most salaried,
  • more salaried,
  • salaried,
  • more office,
  • whitecollar,
  • most office.

• n.

  •
  • assistant,
  • administrative,
  • office,
  • typing,
  • abbot,
  • canon,
  • the Archbishop of Canterbury,
  • abbess,
  • cardinal,
  • bishop,
  • bookkeeping,
  • archbishopric,
  • written,
  • bishopric.
  •
  • clerk,
  • religion.
  •preacher (noun)
  • pulpiters.
  •reverend (noun)
  • venerables.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • in-house,
  • collaborative,
  • entry-level,
  • unskilled,
  • antisocial,
  • ceremonial,
  • official,
  • ecclesiastical,
  • custodial,
  • peripatetic,
  • semiskilled,
  • secretarial,
  • nonresidential,
  • honest,
  • high-ranking,
  • collegiate.
  •
  • monotonous,
  • vocational,
  • industrial,
  • clergyman,
  • parson,
  • freelance,
  • responsible,
  • multiparty,
  • skilled,
  • probationary.
  •
  • associate,
  • adjunct,
  • professional,
  • professionally,
  • cooperative.
  •
  • voluntary.
  •
  • casual.
  •
  • divine.

Paraphrases for Clerical:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    managerial, write, physical, Writable, adminstrative, writeable, written.
  • Proper noun, singular
    officers, fixtures.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    officers.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    secretarial, clergy, ecclesiastical, spiritual, white-collar, material.
  • Proper noun, singular
    clerics, ecclesiastical, clerk, clerks.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    clerk.

Antonyms for Clerical:

• adj.

  • Other antonyms:
    lay, temporal, blue-collar, secular.

Clerical Sentence Examples:

• Popular responsibility replaced clerical responsibility and added one more phase of life to those controlled directly by the people in the New World.

• In fact, you're thoroughly well up in all clerical matters?