clerical

IPA: kɫˈɛrʌkʌɫ

Examples of "clerical" in Sentences

And I asked him why he was never in clerical garb now that he was in Mexico.
He also now says he failed to report two smaller land deals because of what he calls clerical errors.
I for one would rather watch football (American or English variety) than a performance by an unbeliever in clerical drag.
Rather, the move would see prisoners working in clerical roles and for utility companies such as the National Grid, which already runs some prison programs.
But, I'll say this, it's hard to see how someone like the pope isn't asking for special attention, and mutatis mutandis this creates a problem for people in clerical garb.
I have come to realise that there is a curious assumption made about people who work in clerical roles; that somehow, perhaps through psychic ability or secretive organisations, we all know each other.
Nuns and priests could once more appear publicly in clerical garb, they could vote, the Church could own property, diplomatic relations were re-established with the Vatican, and religious schools were once more authorized.
It was no accident that medieval government fell almost entirely into the hands of clerics, who were, indeed, the only literate element in the early medieval community, and the close connection between the word "cleric" and the word "clerk" and the dual meaning of their common adjective "clerical", is a continuing reminder of this feature of the origins of our Civil Service.