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Especially ending a connection with the Church of England
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disestablishment
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act terminating an established state of affairs; especially ending a connection with the Church of England
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Disestablishment \Dis`es*tab"lish*ment\, n. The act or process of unsettling or breaking up that which has been established; specifically, the withdrawal of the support of the state from an established church; as, the disestablishment and disendowment of ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The separation of church and state; the removal of a policy of having an official governing religion.
Usage examples of disestablishment.
Dalglish voted for the disestablishment and disendowment of the Irish Church in 1869.