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Definition of: clerical
(kler′i·kəl) adjective
1. Of, belonging to, or characterizing the clergy.
2. Of or pertaining to a clerk or penmanship; composed of clerks: a clerical staff.
—noun
1. A cleric.
2. One of a party seeking to preserve or extend the authority of the church in social or political matters.
—cler′i·cal·ly adverb
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