#church and state

• Anabaptism — A radical Christian religious movement that emerged in Central Europe during the 16th-century Protestant Reformation, characterized by the rejection of infant baptism and the advocacy for a conscious baptism administered exclusively to adults who confess their faith. Structurally, its followers promoted non-violence, the radical separation of church and state, and the community of goods.
• Anticlerical — Opposing clericalism, the excessive influence of the clergy or church institutions in the political, social, cultural, and administrative life of a state; a proponent of secularism and the strict separation of church and state. As a noun, it defines a person or political militant who critiques ecclesiastical privileges and advocates for the secularization of public institutions.
• Anticlerical — A woman or activist who opposes clericalism and the political influence of the church in the state. As an adjective, it represents the feminine form of 'anticlerical', describing an attitude, movement, law, publication, or ideology that promotes secularism, the secularization of society, and the elimination of ecclesiastical privileges.
• Anticlericalism — An ideological current, political attitude, or social movement opposing clericalism; a doctrine that combats the influence of the ecclesiastical hierarchy in public, political, judicial, and educational state affairs. This historical phenomenon, heavily developed during the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, promotes secularism, freedom of conscience, and the complete secularization of government institutions.