Anticlerical
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who opposes the political influence of clerics.
"'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.'"
Adjective
- 1 Opposed to political influence of clerics.
Example
More examples"'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.'"
Etymology
From anti- + clerical.
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