Clericalism

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  • noun. A policy of supporting the power and influence of the clergy in political or secular matters.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Clerical power or influence; especially, the undue influence of the clergy, or support of such influence; sacerdotalism.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An excessive devotion to the interests of the sacerdotal order; undue influence of the clergy; sacerdotalism.
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  • noun. political or secular power invested in members of the clergy.
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  • noun. a policy of supporting the influence and power of the clergy in secular or political matters
    • Word Usage
    "There is nothing to fear for Ireland, either now or in the future, from what I may term clericalism in politics, whilst on the other hand it is earnestly to be hoped that nothing will ever happen to intrude unnecessarily the question or authority of religion in the domain of more mundane affairs."
    Hypernym
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    policy  
    Same Context
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    anthropomorphism  backwardness  baronage  blinkers  buti  
    Synonym
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    ministerialism  sacerdotalism  
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