clericalism

English

Etymology

clerical +‎ -ism

Noun

clericalism (usually uncountable, plural clericalisms)

1. political or secular power invested in members of the clergy.
   • 1926, G. K. Chesterton, The Resurrection of Father Brown:

     '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.'

Related terms

• clericalist

Translations

secular power invested in members of the clergy

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 教權主義／教权主义 (jiàoquán zhǔyì)

• French: cléricalisme (fr) m
• Galician: clericalismo (gl)
• Hungarian: klerikalizmus (hu)
• Italian: clericalismo (it) m
• Russian: клерикализм (ru) (klerikalizm)
• Swedish: klerikalism (sv) c

Anagrams

• milliarcsec

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French cléricalisme. By surface analysis, clerical +‎ -ism.

Noun

clericalism n (uncountable)

1. clericalism

Declension

declension of clericalism (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) clericalism	clericalismul
genitive/dative	(unui) clericalism	clericalismului
vocative	clericalismule