klerikal
Translation
clerical, ecclesiastical
Examples
Er hat eine klerikale Haltung.
He has a clerical attitude.
Die klerikale Partei gewann die Wahl.
The clerical party won the election.
Grammar Patterns
((klerikal)) + Noun (attributive adjective) A clerical government.
sth. is ((klerikal)) (predicative adjective) His attitude is clerical.
Similar Words
Synonyms: kirchlich (churchly), geistlich (spiritual); Antonyms: weltlich (secular), laizistisch (laicist)
Etymology
Derived from Latin 'clericus' (cleric), from Greek 'klērikos' (of the clergy).
Memory Tips
Think of the English word 'cleric'. 'Klerikal' is the adjectival form describing things related to clerics.