Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not endowed; destitute of means or privileges; in a state of poverty or dependence; hence, proletarian; plebeian.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
disendow .
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Examples
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"To see the smile on the face of children who were disfigured, disendowed, left to themselves, and disowned by parents is just one wonderful thing."
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The state religion was disendowed, persecuted, and abolished.
The Promised Day Is Come 1897-1957 Shoghi Effendi 1927
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The Anglican Church of Ireland was amalgamated with the established Church of England, though, subsequently in 1869, it was disestablished and disendowed.
The Governments of Europe Frederic Austin Ogg 1914
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Church had been disestablished, it had been but partially disendowed.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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Church, which had received during the Reformation the lands and moneys of the Catholic Church, was disestablished and nominally disendowed by the Act of 1869, but so liberal were the compensations allowed that they amounted practically almost to a re-endowment.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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Maynooth which was also disendowed; but a sum of about £370,000
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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In his first session of government he disestablished and disendowed the State Church in Ireland.
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Protestant State Church in Ireland must be disestablished and disendowed, that the Irish land tenure system must be reformed, and that better provision must be made for the higher education of the Catholics of Ireland.
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The Irish Church was to be disestablished and disendowed, its bishops were to lose their seats in Parliament, and it was to become a free and independent ecclesiastical body, like the Presbyterian, Wesleyan, or Catholic churches, without further aid from the state.
Ten Englishmen of the Nineteenth Century Joy, James Richard, 1863- 1902
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How he disendowed the Jail -- stopped at once the City drain;
Departmental Ditties & Barrack Room Ballads Rudyard Kipling 1900
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