antidisestablishmentarianism
- antidisestablishmentarianism
antidisestablishmentarianism (
n.) "
opposition to disestablishment of the Church of England," 1838, said by Weekley to be first recorded in Gladstone's "
Church and State," from
DIS- (
Cf. dis-) +
ESTABLISHMENT (
Cf. establishment) in the sense of "
the ecclesiastical system established by law; the Church of England" (1731). Hence,
establishmentarianism "
the principle of a state church," and
disestablish (1590s) "
to deprive (a church) of especial state patronage and support" (first used specifically of Christian churches in 1806), which are married in this word. Rarely used at all now except in examples of the longest words, amongst which it has been counted at least since 1901.
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Antidisestablishmentarianism — (listen to Audio nohelp|Antidisestablishmentarianism.ogg|British sample, Audio nohelp|Antidis.ogg|American sample) is a political position that originated in nineteenth century Britain, where antidisestablishmentarians were opposed to proposals… … Wikipedia
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
antidisestablishmentarianism — noun /ˌæn.tiˌdɪs.ɛsˌtæb.lɪʃ.mɛntˈɛː.ɹi.ənˌɪ.zm,ˌæn.taiˌdɪs.ɛsˌtæb.lɪʃ.məntˈɛː.ɹi.ənˌɪ.zm/ A political philosophy opposed to the separation of a religious group ( church ) and a government ( state ), especially the belief held by those in 19th… … Wiktionary
antidisestablishmentarianism — /an tee dis euh stab lish meuhn tair ee euh niz euhm, an tuy /, n. opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th century England. [ANTI + DISESTABLISHMENT + ARIAN + ISM]… … Universalium
antidisestablishmentarianism — doctrine opposed to removing Church of England s official religion status Philosophical Isms … Phrontistery dictionary
antidisestablishmentarianism — n. opposition to the removal of government recognition and support of the church (especially the Anglican church in England) … English contemporary dictionary
antidisestablishmentarianism — [ˌantɪdɪsɪˌstablɪʃm(ə)n tɛ:rɪənɪz(ə)m] noun rare opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England. Derivatives antidisestablishmentarian noun & adjective … English new terms dictionary
antidisestablishmentarianism — UK [ˌæntɪdɪsɪstæblɪʃməntˈeərɪənɪz(ə)m] / US [ˌæntɪdɪsɪstæblɪʃməntˈeərɪənɪzəm] the political position of being against the idea of stopping the Church of England being the official church of England, Ireland, and Wales … English dictionary
antidisestablishmentarianism — /an tee dis euh stab lish meuhn tair ee euh niz euhm, an tuy /, n. opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th century England. [ANTI + DISESTABLISHMENT + ARIAN + ISM] … Useful english dictionary
Antiestablishmentarianism — (or anti establishmentarianism) is a policy or attitude that views a nation s power structure as corrupt, repressive, or exploitive.Antiestablishmentarians adhere to the doctrine of opposition to the social and political establishment. Their… … Wikipedia
