All clerical synonyms
clerΒ·iΒ·cal
C c adj clerical
- secretarial β noting, of, or pertaining to a secretary or a secretary's skills and work: a secretarial school.
- pastoral β having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas: pastoral scenery; the pastoral life.
- ministerial β pertaining to the ministry of religion, or to a minister or other member of the clergy.
- monastic β of or relating to monasteries: a monastic library.
- ecclesiastical β of or relating to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular.
- rabbinical β of or relating to rabbis or their learning, writings, etc.
- accounting β Accounting is the activity of keeping detailed records of the amounts of money a business or person receives and spends.
- bookkeeping β Bookkeeping is the job or activity of keeping an accurate record of the money that is spent and received by a business or other organization.
- office β Microsoft Office
- subordinate β placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- written β a past participle of write.
- clerk β A clerk is a person who works in an office, bank, or law court and whose job is to look after the records or accounts.
- clerkly β of or like a clerk
- pink collar β of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work: secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.
- scribal β a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- stenographic β the art of writing in shorthand.
- typing β a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category: a criminal of the most vicious type.
- canonical β If something has canonical status, it is accepted as having all the qualities that a thing of its kind should have.
- ecclesiastic β a member of the clergy or other person in religious orders.
- holy β specially recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated: holy ground.
- papal β of or relating to the pope or the papacy: a papal visit to Canada.
- pontifical β of, relating to, or characteristic of a pontiff; papal.
- sacerdotal β of priests; priestly.
- sacred β devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- churchly β appropriate to, associated with, or suggestive of church life and customs
- cleric β A cleric is a member of the clergy.
- apostolic β Apostolic means belonging or relating to a Christian religious leader, especially the Pope.
- monkish β of, relating to, or resembling a monk: a monkish manner.
- parsonical β a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- parson β a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- prelate β an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- priestly β of or relating to a priest; sacerdotal: priestly vestments.
- theocratical β a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.
adjective clerical
noun clerical
- clericals β the distinctive dress of a member of the clergy
- sermonise β to deliver or compose a sermon; preach.
- revivalist β a person, especially a member of the clergy, who promotes or holds religious revivals.
- minister β a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
- pulpiteer β a preacher by profession.
- churchwoman β a female practising member of a church
- archdeacon β An archdeacon is a high-ranking clergyman who works as an assistant to a bishop, especially in the Anglican church.
- clergywoman β a female member of the clergy
- diocesan β of or relating to a diocese.
- churchman β A churchman is the same as a clergyman.
- reverend β (initial capital letter) (used as a title of respect applied or prefixed to the name of a member of the clergy or a religious order): Reverend Timothy Cranshaw; Reverend Mother.
- preacher β a person whose occupation or function it is to preach the gospel.
- archbishop β In the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican Churches, an archbishop is a bishop of the highest rank, who is in charge of all the bishops and priests in a particular country or region.