clericals
/ (ˈklɛrɪkəlz) /
the distinctive dress of a member of the clergy
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How to use clericals in a sentence
In Spain he was regarded as the right arm of the ultra-clericals and a possible supporter of Carlism.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanHis enemies persistently insinuated that he was really returning to Spain to support the clericals actively.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThe extreme clericals, led by Van der Noot, were opposed by the followers of the advocate Vonck.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) OmondThe death of this infamous Gaudry, just though it was, will unchain against our city the fury of the clericals.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueLola had coaxed the King back to sanity, and inflicted a signal defeat upon the clericals.
Lola Montez | Edmund B. d'Auvergne
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