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Answer for the clue "Pro-Church of England position ", 28 letters:
antidisestablishmentarianism

Word definitions for antidisestablishmentarianism in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The English word antidisestablishmentarianism is notable for its unusual length of 28 letters and 12 syllables, and is one of the longest words in the English language . It has been cited as the longest word in the English language, excluding coined and ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
antidisestablishmentarianism \an`ti*dis`es*tab`lish*men*ta"ri*an*ism\ ([a^]n*t[-e]*d[i^]s`[e^]s*t[a^]b`l[i^]sh*men*t[^a]r"[-e]*[a^]n*[i^]z'm), n. the doctrine or political position that opposes the withdrawal of state recognition of an established ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"opposition to disestablishment of the Church of England," 1838, said by Weekley to be first recorded in Gladstone's "Church and State," from dis- + establishment in the sense of "the ecclesiastical system established by law; the Church of England" (1731). ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A political philosophy opposed to the separation of a religious group ("church") and a government ("state"), especially the belief held by those in 19th century England opposed to separating the Anglican church from the civil government or to refer to ...

Usage examples of antidisestablishmentarianism.

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