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antiliberal

American  
[an-tee-lib-er-uhl, an-tahy-, -lib-ruhl] / ˌæn tiˈlɪb ər əl, ˌæn taɪ-, -ˈlɪb rəl /

adjective

  1. opposed to political, social, or theological liberalism.

noun

  1. a person who is opposed to political, social, or theological liberalism.

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Contemptuous of parliamentary and public opinion, antiliberal, cold-blooded Castlereagh desired the independence of Poland, Saxony, Genoa, but when he found these aims were unattainable he set them aside.

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Eventually an antiliberal movement arose from a loose alliance of orthodox theologians in the mainstream denominations, revivalist preachers, and emerging millenarians, those who saw signs of the imminent Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

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"The country is in an antiliberal mood," said Howard Phillips, chairman of the Conservative Caucus.

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