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clerical
adjective
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Divide clerical into syllables:

cler · i · cal

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:

officereligiousecclesiasticadministrativemissionarybureaucraticecclesiasticalepiscopalpriestlyapostolic
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Antonyms for clerical:

secularworldlycivillaynonreligiousstatematerialtemporalprofaneearthly

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