anticlerical
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From anti- + clerical.
=== Adjective ===
anticlerical (comparative more anticlerical, superlative most anticlerical)
Opposed to political influence of clerics.
==== Derived terms ====
==== Translations ====
=== Noun ===
anticlerical (plural anticlericals)
One who opposes the political influence of clerics.
==== Translations ====
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
From anti- + clerical.
=== Adjective ===
anticlerical m or f (masculine and feminine plural anticlericals)
(politics) anticlerical
==== Derived terms ====
anticlericalisme
=== Further reading ===
“anticlerical”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From anti- + clerical.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Adjective ===
anticlerical m or f (plural anticlericais)
(politics) anticlerical (opposed to political influence of clerics)
Synonym: anticlericalista
=== Further reading ===
“anticlerical”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“anticlerical”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Romanian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French anticlérical. By surface analysis, anti- + clerical.
=== Adjective ===
anticlerical m or n (feminine singular anticlericală, masculine plural anticlericali, feminine/neuter plural anticlericale)
anticlerical
==== Declension ====
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From anti- + clerical.
=== 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)
anticlerical
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“anticlerical”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025