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anticlerical

[ an-tee-kler-i-kuhl, an-tahy- ]

adjective

  1. opposed to the influence and activities of the clergy or the church in secular or public affairs.


anticlerical

/ ˌæntɪˈklɛrɪkəl /

adjective

  1. opposed to the power and influence of the clergy, esp in politics
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a supporter of an anticlerical party
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌantiˈclericalism, noun
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Other Words From

  • anti·cleri·cal·ism noun
  • anti·cleri·cal·ist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anticlerical1

First recorded in 1835–45; anti- + clerical
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Example Sentences

How did it become the anticlerical, ego-theistic literature of today?

The Vatican has also defended the pontiff, calling the charges a fantasy of “the anticlerical left.”

Even in this critical moment the officer could not drop the anticlerical rhetoric and pompous style that he always adopted.

But the priest––did you not say only last week that he himself had published a book violently anticlerical in tone?

It begins as he intended, anticlerical; and so it will run for a while.

Nominally acting for the Government; at heart, anticlerical.

How could Wenceslas interpret this but as an anticlerical uprising?

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