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CLERICALISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does clericalism mean?
• CLERICALISM (noun)
The noun CLERICALISM has 1 sense:
1. a policy of supporting the influence and power of the clergy in secular or political matters
Familiarity information: CLERICALISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A policy of supporting the influence and power of the clergy in secular or political matters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("clericalism" is a kind of...):
policy (a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government)
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