anti-clerical adjective - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus - Cambridge Dictionary Online

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/ˌæn.tiˈkler.ɪ.kəl/

/-t ̬i-/ adj

Definition

opposed to organized religion having influence in politics and public life

an anti-clerical law/constitution

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/ˌæn.tiˈkler.ɪ.kəl.ɪ.zəm/

/-t ̬i-/ n [U]

(Definition of anti-clerical adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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