clericalist

English

Etymology

From clerical +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈklɛɹɪkəlɪst/

Adjective

clericalist (comparative more clericalist, superlative most clericalist)

  1. Of or pertaining to clericalism.
    • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 525:
      What is striking in this letter is its deeply clericalist character.

Noun

clericalist (plural clericalists)

  1. An advocate of clericalism