Kulturkampf
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.
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How to use Kulturkampf in a sentence
But my unilateral declaration of an end to the Kulturkampf was depressingly naive.
The campaign, after all, needs to stroke its still-wary base without openly associating with passionate cries for Kulturkampf.
In Values Voter Speech, Ryan Defies Campaign Messaging on Abortion | Michelle Goldberg | September 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIn other words, he has to run a Kulturkampf campaign, at least to some extent.
Michael Tomasky on What Will Happen When Romney Gets Desperate | Michael Tomasky | September 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe certainly gives new meaning to the word Kulturkampf--this struggle over culture is within himself!
By this, the real Kulturkampf, the attempt of the state to control the intellect and faith of the clergy, ceased.
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. CunninghamThe 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. CunninghamOn 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. CunninghamIt 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
/ (kʊlˈtʊəˌkæmpf, ˈkʊltə-) /
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
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