anticlerical

 [an-tee-kler-i-kuhl, an-tahy-]  

an·ti·cler·i·cal

   [an-tee-kler-i-kuhl, an-tahy-]
adjective
opposed to the influence and activities of the clergy or the church in secular or public affairs.
Origin:
1835–45; anti- + clerical

Related forms
an·ti·cler·i·cal·ism, noun
an·ti·cler·i·cal·ist, noun
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anticlerical (ˌæntɪˈklɛrɪkəl)
 
—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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