clerical

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin clēricālis (“clerical”), from clēricus (“clergyman, priest”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈklɛɹɪkəl/ === Adjective === clerical (not comparable) Of or relating to clerks or their work. Of or relating to the clergy. Synonyms: black-collar, cleric; see also Thesaurus:clerical ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== clergy clergyman cleric clerk ==== Translations ==== === Noun === clerical (plural clericals) (now uncommon) A member of the clergy. [from 19th c.] Synonyms: blackcoat, clergymember, clergyperson; see also Thesaurus:cleric (in the plural, informal) Clerical garments. [from 19th c.] === Further reading === “clerical”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “clerical”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin clēricālis (“clerical”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [klə.ɾiˈkal] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [kle.ɾiˈkal] Rhymes: -al === Adjective === clerical m or f (masculine and feminine plural clericals) clerical (of or relating to the clergy) ==== Derived terms ==== anticlerical clericalisme === Further reading === “clerical”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “clerical”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “clerical” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “clerical”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Galician == === Etymology === From Late Latin clēricālis (“clerical”). === Adjective === clerical m or f (plural clericais) clerical (of or relating to the clergy) ==== Derived terms ==== clericalismo ==== Related terms ==== clero === Further reading === “clerical”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin clēricālis (“clerical”), from clēricus (“clergyman, priest”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al, -aw Hyphenation: re‧ci‧tal === Adjective === clerical m or f (plural clericais) clerical (of or relating to the clergy) ==== Derived terms ==== anticlerical clericalismo ==== Related terms ==== clero === Further reading === “clerical”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “clerical”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French clérical, from Latin clericalis. By surface analysis, cleric +‎ -al. === Adjective === clerical m or n (feminine singular clericală, masculine plural clericali, feminine/neuter plural clericale) clerical ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin clēricālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kleɾiˈkal/ [kle.ɾiˈkal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: cle‧ri‧cal === Adjective === clerical m or f (masculine and feminine plural clericales) (relational) clergy; clerical (of or relating to the clergy) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “clerical”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025