state religion

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noun

the official religion of a state as established by law.

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Origin of state religion

First recorded in 1820–30

Words nearby state religion

state police, state prayers, state prison, stater, State Registered Nurse, state religion, state rights, stateroom, States, state's attorney, Statesboro

How to use state religion in a sentence

You read that correctly: 34% in favor of establishing Christianity as the state religion.
We’re Not a Christian Nation|Fred Rich|July 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And these critics fully accept the notion of an Arab state of Palestine with Islam as the state religion.
Does Anti-Zionism Equal Anti-Semitism?|Steven Bayme|October 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The incident ultimately helped affirm the notion that no official state religion exists—for good reasons.
What Happened When General Grant Expelled Civil War Jews|Marc Wortman|March 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The Constitution bars the federal government only from establishing an official state religion.
The U.S. Military Should Hand Out Qurans in Afghanistan as a Good-Will Gesture|Richard Miniter|March 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The religion of the Romans differed in some respects from that of the Greeks, inasmuch as it was emphatically a state religion.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
The real turning-point had been reached earlier, when Christianity became the state religion under Constantine I. in 312.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various
There is no state religion, no temptation whatever to pretend to be a Christian if you are not.
Journal in France in 1845 and 1848 with Letters from Italy in 1847|T. W. (Thomas William) Allies
Through Constantine it became the state religion of the Roman Empire.
The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume 1, January, 1880|Various
The doctrine of a state-religion was not clearly defined or vigorously upheld.
The Apostles|Ernest Renan