anticlerical
See also: anticlérical
English edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
anticlerical (comparative more anticlerical, superlative most anticlerical)
- Opposed to political influence of clerics.
Translations edit
opposed to political influence of clerics
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Noun edit
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 edit
one opposed to political influence of clerics
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Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
anticlerical m or f (plural anticlericais)
- (politics) anticlerical (opposed to political influence of clerics)
- Synonym: anticlericalista
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French anticlérical. By surface analysis, anti- + clerical.
Adjective edit
anticlerical m or n (feminine singular anticlericală, masculine plural anticlericali, feminine and neuter plural anticlericale)
Declension edit
Declension of anticlerical
singular | plural | ||||||
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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 edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
anticlerical m or f (masculine and feminine plural anticlericales)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “anticlerical”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014