History A-Level
anticlericalism
What anticlericalism means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of anticlericalism
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A force within the liberal oligarchy that complicated efforts to gain Catholic electoral support against the rising socialist threat.
Topics that use anticlericalism
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