anticlerical
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tiˈklɛr adjective
opposed to the influence and activities of the clergy or the church in secular or public affairs.
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anticlerical (ˌæntɪˈklɛrɪkəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | opposed to the power and influence of the clergy, esp in politics |
| —n | |
| 2. | a supporter of an anticlerical party |
| anti'clericalism | |
| —n | |
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Anticlerical
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Example sentences
Legislators finally bow to reality and vote to end more than a century of often brutal anticlerical policies.
They had a strong cooperative and anticlerical orientation, and a determination not to be pushed around by the mill owners.
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