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Anticlerical is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Anticlerical in a sentence

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Anticlerical | Anticlericalism

Anticlerical meaning

Opposed to political influence of clerics.

Using Anticlerical

  • The main meaning on this page is: Opposed to political influence of clerics.
  • In the example corpus, anticlerical often appears in combinations such as: the anticlerical, of anticlerical.

Context around Anticlerical

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

independence 1× liberal 1×

Often after:

ideas 1× feeling 1× governments 1× liberals 1× middle 1× laws 1× romans 1×

Sentence patterns with Anticlerical

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

after independence anticlerical ideas spread 1× angered the anticlerical liberals at 1× enforcement of anticlerical laws 1× group of anticlerical romans threatened 1× hitler was anticlerical and had 1× in the anticlerical middle class 1× of liberal anticlerical governments 1× revolution the anticlerical feeling in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after independence anticlerical 1× bernstein 2002 after 1× bismarck put heavy 1× he angered catholics 1× hitler was anticlerical 1× republicans were based 1×

Common sentence endings:

away sodomy laws 1× erstwhile italian allies 1× for the jesuits 1× liberal anticlerical governments 1× of anticlerical laws 1× of militia arrived 1×

Words around Anticlerical

Just before it in the word index:

anticipatory 77 anticipations 22 anticipation 837 anticipating 395 anticipates 362 anticipated 2.735

Just after it in the word index:

anticlericalism 3 anticlimactic 28 anticlimax 9 anticlinal 2 anticline 6 anticlockwise 31

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Anticlerical

  • In this selection, "anticlerical" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, independence, liberal, ideas, feeling and governments stand out and add context to how "anticlerical" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after independence anticlerical ideas spread and angered the anticlerical liberals at. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "anticlerical" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with anticlerical

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Hitler was anticlerical and had particular disdain for the Jesuits. (10 words)

To avoid antagonizing Catholics, he avoided enforcement of anticlerical laws. (10 words)

Bismarck put heavy pressure on Belgium, Spain, and Italy hoping to obtain the election of liberal, anticlerical governments. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

After independence, anticlerical ideas spread to Uruguay, particularly from France, further eroding the influence of the church. citation In 1837, civil marriage was recognized and in 1861 the state took over the running of public cemeteries. (36 words)

Republicans were based in the anticlerical middle class who saw the Church's alliance with the monarchists as a political threat to republicanism, and a threat to the modern spirit of progress. (32 words)

Bernstein (2002) After the French Revolution the anticlerical feeling in Catholic countries coupled with the liberalizing effect of the Napoleonic Code made it possible to sweep away sodomy laws. (29 words)

Example sentences (8)

After independence, anticlerical ideas spread to Uruguay, particularly from France, further eroding the influence of the church. citation In 1837, civil marriage was recognized and in 1861 the state took over the running of public cemeteries.

Bernstein (2002) After the French Revolution the anticlerical feeling in Catholic countries coupled with the liberalizing effect of the Napoleonic Code made it possible to sweep away sodomy laws.

Bismarck put heavy pressure on Belgium, Spain, and Italy hoping to obtain the election of liberal, anticlerical governments.

He angered Catholics alarmed at his poor treatment of the Pope, then reversed himself and angered the anticlerical liberals at home and his erstwhile Italian allies.

Hitler was anticlerical and had particular disdain for the Jesuits.

Republicans were based in the anticlerical middle class who saw the Church's alliance with the monarchists as a political threat to republicanism, and a threat to the modern spirit of progress.

To avoid antagonizing Catholics, he avoided enforcement of anticlerical laws.

When the cortege approached the Tiber River, a group of anticlerical Romans threatened to throw the coffin into the river but a contingent of militia arrived.

Common combinations with anticlerical

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "anticlerical" in a sentence?
An example: "After independence, anticlerical ideas spread to Uruguay, particularly from France, further eroding the influence of the church. citation In 1837, civil marriage was recognized and in 1861 the state took over the running of public cemeteries." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "anticlerical" from authentic English texts.
What does "anticlerical" mean?
Anticlerical means: Opposed to political influence of clerics.
How many example sentences with "anticlerical" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "anticlerical", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.