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clerkism

noun

Etymology

From clerk + -ism.

  1. derived from κληρικός — “of the clergy”
  2. derived from clēricus
  3. inherited from clerc
  4. inherited from clerc
  5. suffixed as clerkism — “clerk + ism”

Definitions

  1. The tendency to report or document things as they were told to one, without judging or…

    The tendency to report or document things as they were told to one, without judging or doubting.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA