disestablishmentarianism
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — dis·establishmentarianism … English syllables
disestablishmentarianism — “+ noun : adherence to or advocacy of the principle of disestablishment … Useful english dictionary
disestablishmentarian — disestablishmentarianism, n. /dis i stab lish meuhn tair ee euhn/, n. 1. a person who favors the separation of church and state, esp. the withdrawal of special rights, status, and support granted an established church by a state; an advocate of… … Universalium
List of belief systems — Below are words that designate a set or subset of beliefs. This includes dispositional beliefs.Many, but not all, of these words end with the suffix –ism . Words like magnetism , prism , and schism , are not included, because they do not… … 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
Episcopal polity — is a form of church governance which is hierarchical in structure with the chief authority over a local Christian church resting in a bishop (Greek: episcopos ). This episcopal structure is found most often in the various churches of Orthodox,… … Wikipedia
Establishment of religion — An establishment of religion is the phrase used by the framers of the U.S. Constitution to refer to any religion or religious organization. Judaism, the Catholic Church, and the Church of England are all establishments of religion. Unfortunately … Wikipedia
