Kulturkampf

[ German kool-toor-kahmpf ]

noun
  1. the conflict between the German imperial government and the Roman Catholic Church from 1872 or 1873 until 1886, chiefly over the control of education and ecclesiastical appointments.

Origin of Kulturkampf

1
<German: culture struggle, equivalent to Kulturculture + Kampf battle, struggle (cognate with Old English camp); see camp1, kemp1

Words Nearby Kulturkampf

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How to use Kulturkampf in a sentence

  • The Kulturkampf made necessary the formation of the Centre, of which Malincrodt was at first the chief and spokesman.

    The War Upon Religion | Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
  • The record of persecution during the first five years of the Kulturkampf is an appalling arraignment of its perpetrators.

    The War Upon Religion | Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
  • On May 21, 1886, the theological schools were re-established as they had been before the beginning of the Kulturkampf.

    The War Upon Religion | Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
  • It was also the view universally taken by the German governments which supported the Kulturkampf in a greater or less degree.

British Dictionary definitions for Kulturkampf

Kulturkampf

/ (kʊlˈtʊəˌkæmpf, ˈkʊltə-) /


noun
  1. the struggle of the Prussian state against the Roman Catholic Church (1872–87), which took the form of laws designed to bring education, marriage, etc, under the control of the state

Origin of Kulturkampf

1
German: culture struggle

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