cahenslyism

cahenslyism
\\kəˈhenzlēˌizəm, -n(t)sl-\ noun (-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Peter P. Cahensly fl 1891 German parliamentarian who proposed the plan + English -ism
: a movement to divide the foreign-born Roman Catholic population of the United States for ecclesiastical purposes according to European nationalities and to appoint bishops and priests of the same national origin and language as the majority of the members of a diocese or parish

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  • Cahenslyism — Ca*hens ly*ism, n. (R. C. Ch.) A plan proposed to the Pope in 1891 by P. P. Cahensly, a member of the German parliament, to divide the foreign born population of the United States, for ecclesiastical purposes, according to European nationalities …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cahenslyism — ca·hens·ly·ism …   English syllables

  • Peter Cahensly — Peter Paul Cahensly (1838 1923), a merchant in Limburg an der Lahn, was a member of the German Reichstag and a wealthy Catholic layman. In 1866, claiming that many German immigrants were leaving the Catholic Church in America, he suggested to the …   Wikipedia

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