clerical

  • 21clerical */ — UK [ˈklerɪk(ə)l] / US adjective 1) connected with the ordinary work that people do in offices administrative and clerical staff routine clerical work a clerical error (= a mistake made by someone working in an office): He blamed the mix up on a… …

    English dictionary

  • 22clerical — ► adjetivo 1 RELIGIÓN Del clérigo: ■ lleva el hábito clerical. ► adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino femenino 2 POLÍTICA Que es partidario del clericalismo. * * * clerical (del lat. «clericālis») 1 adj. De [los] clérigos. 2 Excesivamente relacionado… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 23clerical — cler•i•cal [[t]ˈklɛr ɪ kəl[/t]] adj. 1) of, appropriate for, or assigned to an office clerk: a clerical job[/ex] 2) doing the work of a clerk: a clerical staff[/ex] 3) rel of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the clergy or a cleric 4) rel… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24clerical — cler|i|cal [ˈklerıkəl] adj 1.) relating to office work, especially work such as keeping records or accounts ▪ a clerical error ▪ clerical workers 2.) relating to the clergy ▪ a clerical collar …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25clerical — {{#}}{{LM C08957}}{{〓}} {{SynC09179}} {{[}}clerical{{]}} ‹cle·ri·cal› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} Del clérigo o del clero: • Durante buena parte de la Edad Media la cultura estuvo en manos del estamento clerical.{{○}} {{★}}{{\}}ETIMOLOGÍA:{{/}} Del… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 26clerical — adjective 1 connected with office work: a clerical error 2 connected with priests: a clerical collar …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27clerical — adjective 1) typing, filing, and other clerical jobs Syn: office, desk, back room; administrative, secretarial; white collar 2) her clerical duties as the associate pastor Syn: ecclesiastical, church, priestly, religious …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 28clerical — /ˈklɛrɪkəl / (say klerikuhl) adjective 1. relating to a clerk or to clerks: a clerical error. 2. of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy. 3. upholding the power or influence of the clergy in politics. –noun 4. a cleric. 5. (plural)… …

  • 29clerical — adj. 1 of the clergy or clergymen. 2 of or done by a clerk or clerks. Phrases and idioms: clerical collar a stiff upright white collar fastening at the back, as worn by the clergy in some Churches. clerical error an error made in copying or… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 30clerical — I. adjective Date: 1592 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy 2. of or relating to a clerk • clerically adverb II. noun Date: 1605 1. a member of the clergy 2. clericalist …

    New Collegiate Dictionary