clerically

/ˈklɛrɪkli/

Definition

Definition of clerically - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

office tasks

Rare

in a manner related to clerical work

Rare

She organized the files clerically.

administratively

bureaucratically

religious duties

Dated

in a manner befitting a cleric

Dated

He spoke clerically during the sermon.

ministerially

priestly

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Origin of clerically

Latin, clericus (clerk) + -al (pertaining to) + -ly (adverbial suffix)

Examples of clerically in a sentence

She handled the data entry clerically.
The priest acted clerically in all his duties.
She dressed clerically for the church event.

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French:administrativement, cléricalement, ...
German:büromäßig, geistlich, ...
Italian:clericalmente, in tono clericale, ...
Spanish:administrativamente, clericalmente, ...
Portuguese:clericalmente, como um clérigo, ...
Chinese:以文书方式, 牧师般地, ...
Japanese:事務的に, 聖職者らしく, ...
Arabic:بِشَكْلٍ مَكْتَبِي, بأسلوب ديني, ...
Hebrew:בְּאוֹפֶן מִשְׂרָדִי, בְּצוּרָה כְּמוֹ כֹּהֵן, ...
Russian:канцелярски, по-священнически, ...
Ukrainian:канцелярським чином, по-духовному, ...
Hindi:कार्यालयी तरीके से, धार्मिक रूप से, ...
Bengali:ক্লারিকালভাবে, যাজকের মতো, ...
Catalan:administrativament, com un clergue, ...
Czech:administrativně, duchovně, ...
Danish:kontormæssigt, gejstligt, ...
Dutch:administratief, geestelijk, ...
Greek:γραφικά, κληρικά, ...
Hungarian:adminisztratív módon, papiasan, ...
Khmer:តាមបែបការងាររដ្ឋបាល, តាមបែបសង្ឃ, ...
Korean:사무적으로, 성직자답게, ...
Persian:به صورت دفتری, به صورت روحانی, ...
Polish:biurowo, duchownym tonem, ...
Portuguese (BR):administrativamente, clericalmente, ...
Romanian:în mod clerical, clerical, ...
Swedish:administrativt, prästerligt, ...
Thai:เป็นระเบียบเรียบร้อย, เหมาะสมกับนักบวช, ...
Turkish:düzenli bir şekilde, din adamı gibi, ...
Vietnamese:một cách văn phòng, một cách trang nghiêm, ...

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