Main Entry: an·ti·cler·i·cal

Pronunciation: \ˌan-tē -ˈkler-i-kəl, ˌan-ˌtī-\

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 \-kə-ˌli-zəm\ noun