calotin

kalɔtɛ̃

Definition

Definition of calotin - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

prêtre

Rare

membre du clergé qui porte une calotte

Rare

Le vieux calotin prêchait tous les dimanches à l'église du village.

ecclésiastique

partisan

Dated

personne qui soutient aveuglément l'Église

Dated

Ce calotin défend toujours les positions de l'Église sans réfléchir.

bigot

ultramontain

Adjective

clergé

Dated

qui se rapporte au clergé ou aux affaires religieuses

Dated

Il a reçu une éducation calotine dans un séminaire.

clérical

ecclésiastique

bigoterie

Dated

qui montre une religiosité excessive ou hypocrite

Dated

Son attitude calotine agace ses collègues laïcs.

bigot

dévot

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Images of calotin

pièce de cuivre dans un corps de pompe

Origin of calotin

français, calotin (petit bonnet)

Examples of calotin in a sentence

Les calotins organisaient une procession.
Les calotins influencent parfois les décisions politiques locales.
On l’a traité de calotin lors du débat sur la laïcité.
Le calotin usé a causé une fuite dans le système.
Un nouveau calotin a été installé pour améliorer la performance.
Le couvreur vérifie chaque calotin après la soudure.

Des calotins manquaient sur plusieurs clous exposés.
Son discours avait un ton très calotin.
La presse calotine critiquait la laïcité.
Ses propos calotins choquent lors des débats publics.
Une ambiance calotine règne dans cette école privée.

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English:skullcap-wearing priest, clerical, ...
German:Kleriker, klerikal, ...
Italian:pretonzolo, clericale, ...
Spanish:sacerdote, eclesiástico, ...
Portuguese:sacerdote, clerical, ...
Chinese:戴圆帽的神父, 宗教的, ...
Japanese:聖職者, 聖職者的な, ...
Arabic:كاهن يرتدي القلنسوة, كهنوتي, ...
Hebrew:כּוֹמֶר, כְּמוּרָנִי, ...
Russian:клерикал, клерикальный, ...
Ukrainian:калотин, духовний, ...
Catalan:calotí, clerical, ...
Danish:præst, klerikal, ...
Dutch:priester, kerkelijk, ...
Greek:καλυπτοφόρος ιερέας, κληρικός, ...
Hungarian:pap, egyházi, ...
Khmer:បូជាចារ្យ, សាសនា, ...
Korean:성직자, 성직자적인, ...
Polish:kaptur, klerikalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):calote, clerical, ...
Romanian:calot, clerical, ...
Swedish:präst, klerikal, ...
Thai:พระที่สวมหมวกกลม, แบบนักบวช, ...
Turkish:rahip, ruhani, ...
Vietnamese:giáo sĩ đội mũ nhỏ, thuộc về giáo sĩ, ...

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Definition of calotin - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Adjective

Images of calotin

Origin of calotin

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Examples of calotin in a sentence

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