religious right
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English
Noun
religious right (countable and uncountable, plural religious rights)
- (uncountable, chiefly US) Right-wing, religious (especially Christian) political movements characterized by their support of socially conservative policies.
- However, many members of the religious right don't think prayer in public schools should be commonplace.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: The right for someone to practice their religion.
- The plaintiff argued he had a religious right to wear his headdress although it reduced the effectiveness of his hard hat which is required of all persons on site.
Coordinate terms
- (right to practice religion): civil rights, human right, freedom of belief, freedom of religion
- (political movements): Christian right, Hindu right, Jewish right, Muslim right
Further reading
- "religious right" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.
- Religious Right, encyclopedia.com
- Religious Right | The First Amendment Encyclopedia, mtsu.edu