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anticlerical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-cler-i-cal
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposed to political influence of clerics.

noun

One who opposes the political influence of clerics.

Example Sentences

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.

Inflected Forms

more anticlerical (comparative) most anticlerical (superlative) anticlericals (plural)

Derived Forms

anticlericalism

Questions

What does anticlerical mean?
Opposed to political influence of clerics.
Where does anticlerical come from?
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.

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