clericalism

noun

cler·i·cal·ism | \ ˈkler-i-kə-ˌli-zəm ,

ˈkle-ri- \

Definition of clericalism

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

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Fortuyn carried the torch of the Dutch tradition of anti-clericalism. — chicagotribune.com, "The new Dutch disease is white nationalism," 20 Mar. 2018

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