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clericalism

noun

cler·​i·​cal·​ism ˈkler-i-kə-ˌli-zəm How to pronounce clericalism (audio)
ˈkle-ri-
: a policy of maintaining or increasing the power of a religious hierarchy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Along the way, the office sorted labor into novel categories: pedantic clericalism, bureaucratic management, executive power. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 6 July 2022 And it’s not just what is known as clericalism that is the problem. Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 16 Nov. 2020 Failing to properly investigate rumors about McCarrick was a sign of both incompetence and clericalism. The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Nov. 2020 This is a sign that clericalism was at work as much as incompetence. The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Nov. 2020 Pope Francis, who ordered the report in 2018, has frequently attributed the crisis to clericalism, a systemic abuse of power and the unhealthy pursuit of authority within the church’s hierarchy. Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2020 Fortuyn carried the torch of the Dutch tradition of anti-clericalism. chicagotribune.com, 20 Mar. 2018 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of clericalism was in 1864
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