as in ministerial
of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy
a time when the clerkly duties of a country parson might include long rides on horseback to visit the more isolated members of the flock
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Adjective
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The British Foreign Office confirmed that ministerial Ukraine peace talks with U.S. and European counterparts were postponed and downgraded to behind-the-scenes meetings with officials.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025 -
Aimee had three ministerial assistants and a board of seven elders, along with 21 deacons — 14 of them women.—
Claire Hoffman,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2025
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In the days before the funeral, Francis’ body lay amid the splendor of St. Peter’s Basilica in a plain cypress coffin, an emblem of his simple, pastoral vision of the Catholic Church.—
Alan Yuhas,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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One thing that struck me about him was his intuition and pastoral instincts.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
27 Apr. 2025
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Van Arsdale said the inconsistencies in John Doe’s story were due to a clerical error in filing.—
Elizabeth Wagmeister,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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Nothing crushes trust faster than feeling you’ve been blindsided, even if the cause was a simple clerical error.—
David Boice,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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“Clerkly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerkly. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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