disestablishment
Americannoun
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She suspects any meaningful change would require a major overhaul, like disestablishment of the Church of England or a referendum on the monarchy, neither of which she expects to see any time soon.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2023
It had previously assumed responsibility for the fleet’s mission after the 2011 disestablishment.
From Washington Post • May 5, 2018
Following the war, some Virginians advocated a compromise that would distribute religious taxes according to the taxpayer’s instructions, but support for complete disestablishment grew steadily.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
Exactly the opposite happened, and it was only with the disestablishment of state religion that you had this great explosion of religious devotion.
From Washington Times • May 2, 2017
Disestablishment is in theory the annulling of establishment; but since an established Church is usually rich, disestablishment generally includes disendowment, even where there is no state endowment of religion.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various
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