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religious right

religious right noun: right-wing, religious (especially Christian) political movements characterized by their support of socially conservative policies.

Noun

religious right (countable and uncountable, plural religious rights)

  1. (US, uncountable) Right-wing, religious (especially Christian) political movements characterized by their support of socially conservative policies.
    • However, many members of the religious right don't think prayer in public schools should be commonplace.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: The right for someone to practice their religion.
    • The plaintiff argued he had a religious right to wear his headdress although it reduced the effectiveness of his hard hat which is required of all persons on site.

Forms of religious right

pluralreligious rights

Questions about religious right

What does religious right mean?
Religious right means right-wing, religious (especially Christian) political movements characterized by their support of socially conservative policies.
What part of speech is religious right?
Religious right is a noun.
What is the plural of religious right?
The plural of religious right is religious rights.

Words near religious right in the dictionary

  1. religious nones
  2. religious order
  3. religious orders
  4. religious pluralism
  5. religious police
  6. religious right
  7. religious rights
  8. religious service
  9. religious services
  10. Religious Society of Friends
  11. religious studies

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