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clericalization

clericalization noun: the process of making clerical.

Noun

clericalization (uncountable)

  1. The process of making clerical.
    • the clericalization of monastic communities

Origin of clericalization

From clerical + -ization.

Questions about clericalization

What does clericalization mean?
Clericalization means the process of making clerical.
What part of speech is clericalization?
Clericalization is a noun.

Words near clericalization in the dictionary

  1. clericalism
  2. clericalisms
  3. clericalist
  4. clericalists
  5. clericality
  6. clericalization
  7. clericalize
  8. clericalized
  9. clericalizes
  10. clericalizing
  11. clerically

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