anticlerical (C1)
noun
Definition
anticlerical means one who opposes the political influence of clerics. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The article uses anticlerical to mean one who opposes the political influence of clerics.
The teacher asked students to find anticlerical in the reading.
Check the words around anticlerical to choose the right meaning.
How to Use anticlerical
- a/the anticlerical (noun pattern)
- Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a anticlerical."
- anticlerical in context (usage pattern)
- Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked anticlerical in context before translating it."
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