clerical
/ˈklɛrɪkəl/
adjective
- Relating to office work, such as filing, typing, and record-keeping.
- She took a clerical job at the insurance company, handling paperwork and data entry.
- The office hired temporary clerical staff to help with the end-of-year reports.
- His clerical duties included sorting mail and answering phone calls.
- Relating to the clergy or the work of a priest or religious leader.
- Clerical training includes studying theology and pastoral care.
- The bishop wore traditional clerical robes during the ceremony.
- He decided to pursue a clerical career and became a deacon in the local church.
Antonyms
noun
- A member of the clergy (often used in plural form 'clericals').
- The cathedral employed several clericals to assist with services.
- The clericals gathered for the annual conference to discuss church matters.
- As a clerical, he devoted his life to serving the community.