an·ti·cler·i·cal I. \|.(ˌ) ̷ ̷|-\adjective Etymology:anti- (I) + clerical : opposed to clericalism or to the interference or influence of the clergy in secular affairs • an·ti·cler·i·cal·ism\| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷|-\noun-s II. noun (-s) : a believer in anticlerical principles