Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

religious right

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables: re-li-gious right
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Right-wing, religious (especially Christian) political movements characterized by their support of socially conservative policies.

American usage; Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: The right for someone to practice their religion.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"However, many members of the religious right don't think prayer in public schools should be commonplace."
"The plaintiff argued he had a religious right to wear his headdress although it reduced the effectiveness of his hard hat which is required of all persons on site."

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law, Religion.

Inflected Forms

religious rights (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

civil rights human right freedom of belief freedom of religion Christian right Hindu right Jewish right Muslim right

Questions

What does religious right mean?: Right-wing, religious (especially Christian) political movements characterized by their support of socially conservative policies.

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