Preclerical
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Before the development of the clergy. not-comparable
"And on the other hand, Tolstoy's attempt to recapture the ethos of "primitive," preclerical Christianity enjoined a dramatic detachment from personal wealth and possessions, a communitarian communism […]"
Example
More examples"And on the other hand, Tolstoy's attempt to recapture the ethos of "primitive," preclerical Christianity enjoined a dramatic detachment from personal wealth and possessions, a communitarian communism […]"
Etymology
From pre- + clerical.
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