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of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy
clerical duties such as providing spiritual counseling and leading Bible study classes
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a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
some of the state's most prominent clericals have spoken out against the measure
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Recent Examples of clerical
J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
The election certification process—which used to be a routine clerical task—has been politicized in recent years by Trump's baseless election fraud claims.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Indeed, it’s sometimes overlooked that while the Czech lands were under Nazi occupation in 1939, the Slovak State was founded as a clerical client fascist state of Hitler’s Germany.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Yet manual data entry and clerical work are still among the industry's most significant time sinks.
—Jonathan Treble, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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The doctor examining it quickly responded, thinking there must have been a clerical error: The packet didn’t include a biopsy to support the 2009 diagnosis.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
The election certification process—which used to be a routine clerical task—has been politicized in recent years by Trump's baseless election fraud claims.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Indeed, it’s sometimes overlooked that while the Czech lands were under Nazi occupation in 1939, the Slovak State was founded as a clerical client fascist state of Hitler’s Germany.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Yet manual data entry and clerical work are still among the industry's most significant time sinks.
—Jonathan Treble, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Its brand is now recognizable across the country from bicycle stands in cities to ministerial meetings.Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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On the same day, the Gulf Cooperation Council hosted a rare informal joint GCC-Iranian ministerial meeting, the first in more than 17 years, during which members affirmed the Gulf states’ unwillingness to allow their territory and airspace to be used to launch attacks against Iran.Maria Fantappie, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2024
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Every month has two, three or four official Jubilee events that Francis is expected to attend which are designated for particular categories of people: the armed forces, artists, priests, poor people, volunteers and teachers.Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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By now Francis' annual Christmas address to the priests, bishops and cardinals who work in the Vatican Curia has become a lesson in humility — and humiliation — as Francis offers a public dressing down of some of the sins in the workplace at the headquarters of the Catholic Church.CBS News, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
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Officials at the facility also brought in its pastoral team and therapy dogs.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Addressing the difficulty of the season is more than pastoral for her.Jason DeRose, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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His venue, the Tabernacle, hosted church services, preachers, lecturers and community events.Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2024
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The abolitionist, women’s rights advocate and preacher was born into slavery in New York, sold four times, then escaped in 1826.The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
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Founded by South Korean cleric David Jang in 2000, the university remains the subject of a labor trafficking and visa fraud probe by Homeland Security Investigations and could face charges, according to agency emails.Newsweek, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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With the cleric’s support, messages from the mosque emphasized the importance of the Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccine and urged parents to ensure their children were fully vaccinated.UNICEF USA, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Clerical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerical. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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