Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clericalist

/ˈklɛɹɪkəlɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cler-i-cal-ist
IPA
/ˈklɛɹɪkəlɪst/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to clericalism.

noun

An advocate of clericalism

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English clerical Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English clericalist From clerical + -ist.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈklɛɹɪkəlɪst/

Inflected Forms

more clericalist (comparative) most clericalist (superlative) clericalists (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce clericalist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklɛɹɪkəlɪst/.
What does clericalist mean?
Of or pertaining to clericalism.
Where does clericalist come from?
Etymology tree English clerical Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English clericalist From clerical + -ist.

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