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