Clerical
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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Synonyms for Clerical
Pope and clerical are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pope" instead a noun "Clerical".
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Both words in one sentence
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Pope Francis showed up in the Italian newspapers pulling a Pope Incognito in the simple black trousers, black dress shirt and clerical collar of a rank-and-file priest while working a night-shift in a soup kitchen.
Source: Modest Royalty - The Kujwdubie galaxy is ruled by the Alien Pope and his congregation of cardinals, but despite their titles and clerical clothing they wear, religious matters are never discussed.
Source: The Theocracy - There's also two offshoots that refuse to acknowledge his authority as the "true" Pope: The Ursulines of Quebec, who have their own all-female clerical hierarchy, and a Mexican splinter religion that evolved from devotions to the Sacred Heart and the veneration of saints.
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