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clericals
/ ˈklɛrɪkəlz /
plural noun
- the distinctive dress of a member of the clergy
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In Spain he was regarded as the right arm of the ultra-clericals and a possible supporter of Carlism.
His enemies persistently insinuated that he was really returning to Spain to support the clericals actively.
The extreme clericals, led by Van der Noot, were opposed by the followers of the advocate Vonck.
The death of this infamous Gaudry, just though it was, will unchain against our city the fury of the clericals.
Lola had coaxed the King back to sanity, and inflicted a signal defeat upon the clericals.
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