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disestablishmentarian

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[dis-i-stab-lish-muhn-tair-ee-uhn] / ˌdɪs ɪˌstæb lɪʃ mənˈtɛər i ən /

noun

a person who favors the separation of church and state, especially the withdrawal of special rights, status, and support granted an established church by a state; an advocate of disestablishing a state church.

adjective

of, relating to, or favoring the disestablishment of a state church.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

disestablishmentarianism

noun

Etymology

Origin of disestablishmentarian

First recorded in 1880–85; dis- ¹ + establishment + -arian

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