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clericalist

UK/ˈklɛɹɪkəlɪst/

clericalist adjective: of or pertaining to clericalism.

Adjective

clericalist (comparative more clericalist, superlative most clericalist)

  1. Of or pertaining to clericalism.
    • What is striking in this letter is its deeply clericalist character.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 525

Noun

clericalist (plural clericalists)

  1. An advocate of clericalism

Forms of clericalist

Adjective
comparativemore clericalist
superlativemost clericalist
Noun
pluralclericalists

Origin of clericalist

From clerical + -ist.

Questions about clericalist

What does clericalist mean?
Clericalist means of or pertaining to clericalism.
What part of speech is clericalist?
Clericalist can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce clericalist?
Clericalist is pronounced /ˈklɛɹɪkəlɪst/ (UK).

Words near clericalist in the dictionary

  1. clerical marriage
  2. clerical marriages
  3. clerical script
  4. clericalism
  5. clericalisms
  6. clericalist
  7. clericalists
  8. clericality
  9. clericalization
  10. clericalize
  11. clericalized

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