Anticlerical
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Anticlerical is an adjective meaning Opposed to political influence of clerics.
Meaning
Opposed to political influence of clerics.
More Meanings
- One who opposes the political influence of clerics.
Example Sentences
'I think I am an anti-clerical,' Father Brown would say with a faint smile; 'but there wouldn't be half so much clericalism if they would only leave things to the clerics.'
Word Forms
- anticlericals
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antitheocratic, antiaristocratic, antiaristocracy, anticorruption, anticoercive, antiliberal.
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