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unclerical

adj

Etymology

From un- + clerical.

  1. derived from clēricālis
  2. prefixed as unclerical — “un + clerical”

Definitions

  1. Not clerical.

    • The solitary muezzin, who cried the mughreb at the close of the fast, and lighted the lamps on his minaret, went through with his work in most unclerical haste, now that there was no one to notice him.
    • A more remorseless foe, however, than Foote appeared in the person of Charles Churchill, the wild and unclerical son of a poor curate of Westminster.
    • She drew from her gloved palm her offering and extended it towards Brother Weldon, who with unclerical haste and noise took the office.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA