July 2007: DISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM

Disestablishmentarianism

Noun: The doctrine or political position that advocates abrogating the establishment of a church as the official state religion.

1. “Prior to the Puritans, very few earlier believers contended for any form of disestablishmentarianism”
2. David. W. Hall (Savior or Servant? Putting Government in Its Place: The Covenant Foundation, 1996)

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Disestablishmentarianism

Pronunciation [dis-i-stab-lish-muh n-tair-ee-uh n ism]

1. A person who favors the separation of church and state, esp. the withdrawal of special rights, status, and support granted an established church by a state; an advocate of disestablishing a state church. – adjective
2. of, pertaining to, or favoring the disestablishment of a state church.

[Origin: 1880–85]

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