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.

Origin of anticlerical

1
First recorded in 1835–45; anti- + clerical

Other words from anticlerical

  • an·ti·cler·i·cal·ism, noun
  • an·ti·cler·i·cal·ist, noun

Words Nearby anticlerical

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How to use anticlerical in a sentence

  • Nominally acting for the Government; at heart, anticlerical.

    Carmen Ariza | Charles Francis Stocking
  • How could Wenceslas interpret this but as an anticlerical uprising?

    Carmen Ariza | Charles Francis Stocking

British Dictionary definitions for anticlerical

anticlerical

/ (ˌæntɪˈklɛrɪkəl) /


adjective
  1. opposed to the power and influence of the clergy, esp in politics

noun
  1. a supporter of an anticlerical party

Derived forms of anticlerical

  • anticlericalism, noun

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