anticlerical
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Origin of anticlerical
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The religious trend seen in Iran for years—the rise of anticlerical populist Shiism among those who still believe—may gain even more strength.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
Although the leaders of many anticlerical organizations were deemed heretics and suppressed by church leaders, they nevertheless laid the groundwork for the sixteenth-century religious revolution known as the Protestant Reformation.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
“The Colosseum is a complex place that has been read differently over time, often with opposing perspectives,” whether pagan, Christian, secular or anticlerical, said Marcello Fagiolo, a prominent art historian.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2022
And though many of the tougher anticlerical laws have been eased in modern times, church-state separation remains entrenched as a core political concept.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2019
Nominally acting for the Government; at heart, anticlerical.
From Carmen Ariza by Stocking, Charles Francis
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