Clerical and Lector

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Clerical noun - A person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church.

Usage example: some of the state's most prominent clericals have spoken out against the measure

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Lector is an antonym for clerical.

Nearby Words: clerk, cleric, clergy, clerically, clericalist

Lector noun - Someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Clerical is an antonym for lector.

Nearby Words: lecture, lecturer, lection

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