adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ an-t ē - ' kler-i-k ə l, ˌ an- ˌ t ī -
Function: adjective
Date: 1845
: opposed to clericalism or to the interference or influence of the clergy in secular affairs
– anticlerical noun
– an · ti · cler · i · cal · ism \ -k ə - ˌ li-z ə m \ noun