CLERICALISM


Meaning of CLERICALISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkler-i-kə-ˌli-zəm, ˈkle-ri- ]

noun

Date: 1864

: a policy of maintaining or increasing the power of a religious hierarchy

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.