disestablishment

[dis-i-stab-lish-muhnt]

noun

1. the act or process of disestablishing, especially the removal of an institution from an official or state-supported status, such as a national church.

Example Sentences

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

“The whole point of the disestablishment of religion in the first place is being lost in the fog of this crisis,” he said.

From Washington Post

Leading nonconformist politicians, such as David Lloyd George, saw disestablishment as a way to assert national and linguistic identity.

From BBC

The result of disestablishment was a proliferation of healthy, private institutions.

From Washington Post

But neither would disestablishment be liberating for the church.

From The Guardian