clerical
adjectiveHow many syllables in clerical?
There are 3 syllables in the word clerical.How to pronounce clerical:
Definition of clerical:
- clerical (adjective):
- of clerks or office work
- appropriate for or engaged in office work.
- of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy
Synonyms for clerical:
administrative
apostolic
book-keeping
bureaucratic
clerkish
clerkly
ecclesiastic
ecclesiastical
episcopal
evangelical
ministerial
missionary
office
pastoral
priestly
religious
sacerdotal
secretarial
stenographic
Antonyms for clerical:
civil
earthly
irreligious
laic
laical
lay
material
non-church
non-religious
nonclerical
nonreligious
nonspiritual
profane
secular
state
temporal
unconsecrated
unhallowed
unsacred
unsanctified
worldly
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