Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

anticlerical en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English clerical English anticlerical From anti- + clerical.

Meanings

Opposed to political influence of clerics.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
most anticlerical	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more anticlerical	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

Deriveds

anticlericalism

Translations (12)

pt anticlericalista (opposed to political influence of clerics) · es anticlerical (opposed to political influence of clerics) · sv antiklerikal (opposed to political influence of clerics) · pl antyklerykalny (opposed to political influence of clerics) · pt anticlerical (opposed to political influence of clerics) · fr anticlérical (opposed to political influence of clerics) · cmn 反教權 /反教权 (opposed to political influence of clerics) · ca anticlerical (opposed to political influence of clerics) · nl antiklerikaal (opposed to political influence of clerics) · it anticlericale (opposed to political influence of clerics) · gl anticlerical (opposed to political influence of clerics) · de antiklerikal (opposed to political influence of clerics)

anticlerical en · NOUN

Etymology

Meanings

One who opposes the political influence of clerics.
- '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.' 1926, G. K. Chesterton, The Resurrection of Father Brown:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
anticlericals	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (8)

pt anticlericalista (one opposed to political influence of clerics) · gl anticlerical (one opposed to political influence of clerics) · pl antyklerykał (one opposed to political influence of clerics) · fr anticlérical (one opposed to political influence of clerics) · nl antiklerikaal (one opposed to political influence of clerics) · ca anticlerical (one opposed to political influence of clerics) · it anticlericale (one opposed to political influence of clerics) · de Antikleriker (one opposed to political influence of clerics)