🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

성직자 중심화

Pronunciation / Transliteration: seongjikja jungsimhwa

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Clericalization/ˌklɛr.ɪ.kəl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"교회의 성직자 중심화는 평신도의 역할을 축소시켰다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The process by which the influence, authority, or participation of the clergy is increased within an institution, church, or society.

    "Many historians view the centralization of church governance as a significant step toward the clericalization of medieval society."
  2. 2

    The assumption of clerical roles or bureaucratic administrative structures by religious officials.

    "The ongoing clericalization of lay ministries sparked intense debate among modern theologians."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin 'clericus' (clerk or clergyman), combined with the English suffix '-ize' and '-ation' to indicate a process or action. Originally referring to the subjection of society or institutions to the influence or control of the clergy, it evolved in modern sociological and political discourse to describe bureaucratization and the institutionalization of personnel roles resembling a formal, hierarchical priesthood.

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