anticlerical
[ an-tee-kler-i-kuh l, an-tahy- ]
/ ˌæn tiˈklɛr ɪ kəl, ˌæn taɪ- /
adjective
opposed to the influence and activities of the clergy or the church in secular or public affairs.
OTHER WORDS FROM anticlerical
an·ti·cler·i·cal·ism, noun an·ti·cler·i·cal·ist, nounWords nearby anticlerical
anticipative,
anticipatory,
anticipatory assimilation,
anticity,
anticlastic,
anticlerical,
anticlimactic,
anticlimax,
anticlinal,
anticline,
anticlinorium
Example sentences from the Web for anticlericalism
Most ominous of all was the consequence of Northern anticlericalism.
British Dictionary definitions for anticlericalism
anticlerical
/ (ˌæntɪˈklɛrɪkəl) /
adjective
opposed to the power and influence of the clergy, esp in politics
noun
a supporter of an anticlerical party