Ireland in decades past saw an excess of clericalism and disregard for the laity.
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Clericalism
//ˈklɛ.ɹɪ.k(ə)ˌlɪ.z(ə)m//
Synonyms for "clericalism" (2 found)
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9 translations across 9 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- clericalisme noun (secular power invested in members of the clergy)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 教權主義 /教权主义 noun (secular power invested in members of the clergy)
Dutch
1 entries- klerikalisme noun (secular power invested in members of the clergy)
French
1 entries- cléricalisme noun (secular power invested in members of the clergy)
Galician
1 entries- clericalismo noun (secular power invested in members of the clergy)
Hungarian
1 entries- klerikalizmus noun (secular power invested in members of the clergy)
Italian
1 entries- clericalismo noun (secular power invested in members of the clergy)
Russian
1 entries- клерикализм noun (secular power invested in members of the clergy)
Swedish
1 entries- klerikalism noun (secular power invested in members of the clergy)
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'I think I am an anti-clerical,' Father Brown would say with a faint smile; 'but there wouldn't be half so much clericalism if they would only leave things to the clerics.'
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