Synonyms of clerkly

clerkly

adjective

ˈklər-klē 

as in ministerial

of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ministerial
• pastoral
• clerical
• priestly
• sacerdotal
• ecclesiastical
• missionary
• ecclesiastic
• evangelical
• evangelic
• religious
• apostolic
• divine
• episcopal
• papal
• churchly
• diocesan
• pontifical
• patriarchal
• monastic
• canonical
• conventual
• rabbinical
• sacramental
• mendicant
• rabbinic
• diaconal
• holy
• caliphal
• monachal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lay
• temporal
• secular
• nonclerical