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anticlericalism
Variant of anticlerical
anticlerical
definition
anti·cleri·cal (an′tī kler′i kəl; -tē-, -ti-)
adjective
opposed to the clergy or church hierarchy, esp. to its influence in public affairs
Related Forms:
- anticlericalist an′·ti·cler′i·cal·ist adjective, noun
- anticlericalism an′ti·cler′i·cal·ism′ noun
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