Clerkly
Clerkly adjective - Of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy.
Usage example: a time when the clerkly duties of a country parson might include long rides on horseback to visit the more isolated members of the flock
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Synonyms for Clerkly
Ecclesiastic and clerkly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ecclesiastic" instead an adjective "Clerkly".
Nearby Word: clerk
Ecclesiastic
Ecclesiastic adjective - Of or relating to a church.
Clerkly and ecclesiastic are semantically related. You can use "Clerkly" instead an adjective "Ecclesiastic".
Nearby Word: ecclesiastical
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Related pairs
- church and clerkly
- church and ecclesiastic
- divine and clerkly
- divine and ecclesiastic
- pastoral and clerkly
- pastoral and ecclesiastic
- spiritual and clerkly
- spiritual and ecclesiastic
- inner and clerkly
- inner and ecclesiastic
- moral and clerkly
- moral and ecclesiastic
- holy and clerkly
- holy and ecclesiastic
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