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an·ti·cler·i·cal

 (ăn′tē-klĕr′ĭ-kəl, ăn′tī-)
adj.
Opposed to the influence of the church or the clergy in public life.

an′ti·cler′i·cal·ism n.
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anticlerical

(ˌæntɪˈklɛrɪkəl)
adj
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) opposed to the power and influence of the clergy, esp in politics
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a supporter of an anticlerical party
ˌantiˈclericalism n
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an•ti•cler•i•cal

(ˌæn tiˈklɛr ɪ kəl, ˌæn taɪ-)

adj.
opposed to the influence of the clergy or church in secular or public affairs.
[1835–45]
an`ti•cler′i•cal•ism, n.
an`ti•cler′i•cal•ist, n.
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Translations

anticlerical

[ˈæntɪˈklerɪkl]
A. ADJanticlerical
B. Nanticlerical mf
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anticlerical

[ˌæntɪˈklɛrɪkl] adj & nanticlericale (m/f)
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In 1910 women returned to the important program committee of company members of the Comedie Francaise for the first time in 57 years--the result of a ministerial action prompted by male theater colleagues who advocated this on the grounds of "equity." To account for recognition of theater women's accomplishments, Berlanstein cites the impact of not only democratization but also republican anticlericals, who promoted new secular models for womanhood (p.
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She is good on the songs, caricatures, charivaris, meetings, pamphlets, and the command performances of Tartuffe as being a script for anticlericals, most of whom were not in the electorate.
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Catholic reactionaries had been marginalized by the Church hierarchy, just as radical anticlericals had been defeated in power struggles within the CArdenas administration.