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anticlerical
adjective an·ti·cler·i·cal \ˌan-tē-ˈkler-i-kəl, ˌan-ˌtī-\
Definition of ANTICLERICAL
: opposed to clericalism or to the interference or influence of the clergy in secular affairs
— anticlerical noun
— an·ti·cler·i·cal·ism \-kə-ˌli-zəm\ noun
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1759
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