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clericalism|ˈklɛrɪkəlɪz(ə)m|
[f. prec. + -ism; cf. mod.F. cléricalisme.]
Clerical principles; clerical rule or influence; clerical partisanship.
1864Sat. Rev. 470/1 A living protest against clericalism. 1874Daily News 11 Feb. 3/7 The triumph of Republicanism in the Haute Saône, a stronghold of clericalism. 1883Fortn. Rev. Feb. 295 The chronic insurrection of the clergy, their hostility to republican institutions, their defiance of national supremacy is what is called in France clericalism. |