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Meaning of nicholaism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

the supposed sin of clergy marrying or living with women

Examples

“1957: Ralph Henry Carless Davis, A history of Medieval Europe, p.239 - What were the trangressions of which he (Gregory VII) was so loudly to proclaim? First there was the sin of nicholaism, or clerical marriage.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Nicholas Nicholas County nicholas-name Nicholasville Nicholds Nichole

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