"anticlerical" meaning in English

See anticlerical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more anticlerical [comparative], most anticlerical [superlative]
Etymology: From anti- + clerical. Etymology templates: {{af|en|anti-|clerical}} anti- + clerical Head templates: {{en-adj}} anticlerical (comparative more anticlerical, superlative most anticlerical)
  1. Opposed to political influence of clerics. Derived forms: anticlericalism Translations (opposed to political influence of clerics): anticlerical [common-gender] (Catalan), 反教權 /反教权 (fǎnjiàoquán) (Chinese Mandarin), antiklerikaal (Dutch), anticlerical (Galician), antiklerikal (German), anticlericale (Italian), antyklerykalny (Polish), anticlerical (Portuguese), anticlericalista (Portuguese), anticlerical (Spanish), antiklerikal (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-anticlerical-en-adj-63HMGh-0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 55 45

Noun

Forms: anticlericals [plural]
Etymology: From anti- + clerical. Etymology templates: {{af|en|anti-|clerical}} anti- + clerical Head templates: {{en-noun}} anticlerical (plural anticlericals)
  1. One who opposes the political influence of clerics. Translations (one opposed to political influence of clerics): anticlerical [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), antiklerikaal [masculine] (Dutch), anticlerical (Galician), Antikleriker [masculine] (German), anticlericale [feminine, masculine] (Italian), antyklerykał [masculine] (Polish), anticlericalista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-anticlerical-en-noun-O2iTp~mE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti-, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 55 45

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