disestablishment
Americannoun
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The result of disestablishment was a proliferation of healthy, private institutions.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 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
It was a gift from the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1920 when, at its disestablishment, the Church in Wales became a separate province of the Anglican Communion.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2017
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
Before the elections took place grave labour troubles showed that social and economical questions were more likely to give anxiety to the government than any public movement resulting from the disestablishment of the church.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various
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