CLERICALISM

clericalism

(noun) a policy of supporting the influence and power of the clergy in secular or political matters

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

clericalism (usually uncountable, plural clericalisms)

political or secular power invested in members of the clergy.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Cler"ic*al*ism, n.

Definition: An excessive devotion to the interests of the sacerdotal order; undue influence of the clergy; sacerdotalism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BODILY

(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”


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