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# clerical

«clerical» in Mova's school dictionary: **To do with office work, such as typing, filing and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (clerical)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To do with office work, such as typing, filing and keeping records (a clerical job, a clerical error). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clerical/#m1)

2) (church) To do with the clergy — priests, vicars, ministers — and their work (a clerical collar). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clerical/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday adult life, a «clerical worker» does office tasks, and a «clerical error» is a small mistake in writing or typing records, such as a wrong date. In church life, priests and ministers may wear a white «clerical collar» (dog collar). It tells the reader about offices or about clergy.

### examples

- Mum does clerical work at the hospital. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clerical/#x1)
- The wrong date was just a clerical error. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clerical/#x2)
- The vicar wore a clerical collar. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clerical/#x3)
- A clerical mistake sent the parcel to the wrong house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clerical/#x4)
- The school office needs a new clerical assistant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clerical/#x5)
- Clerical robes are worn by priests during services. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clerical/#x6)
- The principal person in the procession was a clerical-looking gentleman. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clerical/#x7)

### note

Adjective only. It comes from «cleric» (a member of the clergy) — in the past, priests were among the few people who could write, so «clerk» and «clerical» came to mean office work too. «Clerical error» is a fixed phrase meaning a small mistake in paperwork.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «clerical» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clerical/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.