anticlerical
See also: anticlérical
English
Etymology
Adjective
anticlerical (comparative more anticlerical, superlative most anticlerical)
- Opposed to political influence of clerics.
Derived terms
Translations
opposed to political influence of clerics
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Noun
anticlerical (plural anticlericals)
- One who opposes the political influence of clerics.
- 1926, G. K. Chesterton, The Resurrection of Father Brown:
- 'I think I am an anti-clerical,' Father Brown would say with a faint smile; 'but there wouldn't be half so much clericalism if they would only leave things to the clerics.'
Translations
one opposed to political influence of clerics
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Catalan
Etymology
Adjective
anticlerical m or f (masculine and feminine plural anticlericals)
Derived terms
- anticlericalisme
Further reading
- “anticlerical”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.kle.ɾiˈkaw/ [ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.kle.ɾiˈkaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.ti.klɛ.ɾiˈkal/ [ˌɐ̃.ti.klɛ.ɾiˈkaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.ti.klɛ.ɾiˈka.li/
Adjective
anticlerical m or f (plural anticlericais)
- (politics) anticlerical (opposed to political influence of clerics)
- Synonym: anticlericalista
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French anticlérical. By surface analysis, anti- + clerical.
Adjective
anticlerical m or n (feminine singular anticlericală, masculine plural anticlericali, feminine and neuter plural anticlericale)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | anticlerical | anticlericală | anticlericali | anticlericale | |||
| definite | anticlericalul | anticlericala | anticlericalii | anticlericalele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | anticlerical | anticlericale | anticlericali | anticlericale | |||
| definite | anticlericalului | anticlericalei | anticlericalilor | anticlericalelor | ||||
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌantikleɾiˈkal/ [ˌãn̪.t̪i.kle.ɾiˈkal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: an‧ti‧cle‧ri‧cal
Adjective
anticlerical m or f (masculine and feminine plural anticlericales)
Related terms
Further reading
- “anticlerical”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024