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However, the [[adjective]] '''clerical''' is primarily used to describe 'things to do with written records'. A 'clerical error', in particular, is akin to a 'typing mistake' or 'copying mistake'. In correct and formal English, '''clerical''' is still used to describe things to do with religious professionals; but most people in Britain have such people very far from their daily minds. They are much more likely to be speaking of humdrum jobs in offices. | However, the [[adjective]] '''clerical''' is primarily used to describe 'things to do with written records'. A 'clerical error', in particular, is akin to a 'typing mistake' or 'copying mistake'. In correct and formal English, '''clerical''' is still used to describe things to do with religious professionals; but most people in Britain have such people very far from their daily minds. They are much more likely to be speaking of humdrum jobs in offices. | ||
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Revision as of 16:34, 21 December 2019
A cleric is the usual word these days for what used to be called 'a clerk in holy orders': a professional in a religion, such a a priest, a minister, a rabbi or an imam. There is also the expression 'a member of the clergy'. Both these have become more common as clerk has become predominantly used to denote jobs with less status than that of religious professionals.
However, the adjective clerical is primarily used to describe 'things to do with written records'. A 'clerical error', in particular, is akin to a 'typing mistake' or 'copying mistake'. In correct and formal English, clerical is still used to describe things to do with religious professionals; but most people in Britain have such people very far from their daily minds. They are much more likely to be speaking of humdrum jobs in offices.
