DISESTABLISHMENTARIAN


Meaning of DISESTABLISHMENTARIAN in English

— disestablishmentarianism , n.

/dis'i stab'lish meuhn tair"ee euhn/ , n.

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.

adj.

2. of, pertaining to, or favoring the disestablishment of a state church.

[ 1880-85; DIS- 1 + ESTABLISHMENT + -ARIAN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .