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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Clericalism

· Cler·ic·al·ism · IPA /ˈklɛ.ɹɪ.k(ə)ˌlɪ.z(ə)m/
01 n. An excessive devotion to the interests of the sacerdotal order; undue influence of the clergy; sacerdotalism.
  1. 1.
    An excessive devotion to the interests of the sacerdotal order; undue influence of the clergy; sacerdotalism.