The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

disestablishmentarianism

disestablishmentarianism: disestablishmentarianism dis`es*tab`lish*men*ta"ri*an*ism, n. The doctrine or political position that advocates abrogating the establishment of a church as the official state religion.. [PJC]
Prior to the Puritans, very few earlier believers contended for any form of disestablishmentarianism. --David. W. Hall (Savior or Servant? Putting Government in Its Place: The Covenant Foundation, 1996)

Disestablishmentarianism — today relates to the Church of England in the United Kingdom and related views on its establishment as an established church. It was primarily a movement in the United Kingdom in the 19th century, when all four Home nations had established… … Wikipedia
disestablishmentarianism — See disestablishmentarian. * * * … Universalium
disestablishmentarianism — noun The campaign to disestablish the Church of England … Wiktionary
antidisestablishmentarianism — an ti*dis es*tab lish*men*ta ri*an*ism ([a^]n*t[ e]*d[i^]s [e^]s*t[a^]b l[i^]sh*men*t[^a]r [ e]*[a^]n*[i^]z m), n. the doctrine or political position that opposes the withdrawal of state recognition of an established church; used especially… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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