She [Queen Victoria] feared that if the Liberals insisted upon disestablishing the Irish Church, her Coronation Oath might stand in the way (Lytton Strachey).
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dis|es|tab|lish|men|tar|i|an|ism — «DIHS ehs TAB lihsh muhn TAIR ee uh NIHZ uhm», noun. the doctrine of withdrawing state recognition or support from a church … Useful english dictionary
dis|es|tab|lish|men|tar|i|an — «DIHS ehs TAB lihsh muhn TAIR ee uhn», noun. a person who favors or supports disestablishmentarianism … Useful english dictionary
dis|es|tab|lish|ment — «DIHS ehs TAB lihsh muhnt», noun. 1. the act of disestablishing. 2. disestablished condition: »Disestablishment would mean loss of state protection, possibly some lands, and the privilege of crowning England s monarchs (Time) … Useful english dictionary
an|ti|dis|es|tab|lish|men|tar|i|an|ism — «AN tee DIHS UH|STAB lihsh muhn TAIR ee uh NIHZ uhm», noun. the doctrine that an established national church, especially the Church of England, should be maintained and should retain its status of formal preeminence with regard to other churches… … Useful english dictionary
an|ti|dis|es|tab|lish|men|tar|i|an — «AN tee DIHS uh STAB lihsh muhn TAIR ee uhn», noun, adjective. –n. a person who believes in the doctrine of antidisestabshmentarianism. –adj. of or having to do with the doctrine of antidisestablishmentarianism … Useful english dictionary
dis·es·tab·lish — … Useful english dictionary
disestablish — dis|es|tab|lish [ ,dısı stæblıʃ ] verb transitive FORMAL to take away the official status of an institution or organization, especially a church ╾ dis|es|tab|lish|ment noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
disestablish — dis•es•tab•lish [[t]ˌdɪs ɪˈstæb lɪʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to deprive of the character of being established; abolish 2) rel to withdraw exclusive state recognition or support from (a church) • Etymology: 1590–1600 dis es•tab′lish•ment, n … From formal English to slang
disestablishmentarian — dis•es•tab•lish•men•tar•i•an [[t]ˌdɪs ɪˌstæb lɪʃ mənˈtɛər i ən[/t]] n. 1) rel a person who opposes established order 2) rel of or relating to disestablishmentarians • Etymology: 1880–85 dis es•tab lish•men•tar′i•an•ism, n … From formal English to slang
disestablish — dis|es|tab|lish [ˌdısıˈstæblıʃ] v [T] formal to officially decide that a particular church is no longer the official church of your country … Dictionary of contemporary English
