as in ministerial
of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy
clerical duties such as providing spiritual counseling and leading Bible study classes
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as in priest
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
some of the state's most prominent clericals have spoken out against the measure
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Recent Examples of clerical
Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 May 2025
Sourcing Journal reserves the right to correct clerical or typographical errors in promotional materials.
—Sourcing Journal, 12 June 2025
But a clerical error and subsequent clash in wedding dates pits the two brides against each other in a competition that quickly escalates into all-out war.
—Lesley O'Toole, Variety, 10 June 2025
The death in 2022 of a young Iranian Kurdish woman in the custody of the morality police for allegedly violating hijab rules sparked Iran's biggest domestic unrest since the 1979 revolution that brought its clerical rulers to power.
—Miranda Murray, USA Today, 26 May 2025
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Ash, who grew up with a Church of England primary school education and a scant knowledge of hymns, embarks on a journey first spurred on by two friends—comedians—who both surprisingly pursued clerical life.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 May 2025
Sourcing Journal reserves the right to correct clerical or typographical errors in promotional materials.
—Sourcing Journal, 12 June 2025
But a clerical error and subsequent clash in wedding dates pits the two brides against each other in a competition that quickly escalates into all-out war.
—Lesley O'Toole, Variety, 10 June 2025
The death in 2022 of a young Iranian Kurdish woman in the custody of the morality police for allegedly violating hijab rules sparked Iran's biggest domestic unrest since the 1979 revolution that brought its clerical rulers to power.
—Miranda Murray, USA Today, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clerical
Adjective
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But a final decision to proceed and commit to the mission will not be made before the space agency's ministerial meeting in November.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 June 2025
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Today, Dassault hopes to cash in its experience chips for VORTEX, which has received €30 million (US$35 million) from the French Ministry of Armed Forces, with hopes for more support from ESA later this year after the agency's ministerial meeting in November.—
David Szondy
June 27,
New Atlas,
27 June 2025
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Today, the priests are on the road to canonization, and an associate of theirs, Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez, is one of Bukele’s most outspoken critics.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2025
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Bishops must live in poverty and simplicity, generously opening their homes to all and acting as a father figure and brother to his priests, Leo said.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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The story of baseball is fundamentally nostalgic, connecting us to childhood and to the country’s pastoral beginnings.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Back in England, the Cotswolds offer a slicker version of pastoral escape.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Fight Night became a way to explore the soul of that shift — through hustlers and preachers, cops and kingpins, veterans and dreamers.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 June 2025
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These were often portraits of people at work—jockeys, preachers, movie stars—that showcase the indiscriminate pleasure Crews took in shoptalk.—
Charlie Lee,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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However, abandoning the country would be a shocking betrayal that the devout cleric will unlikely make.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
23 June 2025
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Iran’s 'Supreme Leader' likely will dictate its response Much, if not all, of Iran’s response will be dictated not by its civilian government but by Khamenei, the Iranian cleric who has served as the second supreme leader of Iran since 1989.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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“Clerical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerical. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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