Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An opponent of an established order, especially one who opposes state support of an established church.
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- adjective Relating to the disestablishment of privileges, especially of an established church.
- noun An advocate of disestablishment.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Hep Cat from James Bay, Canada writes: 'We still can't read Obama'? try - disestablishmentarian - american style.
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Hep Cat from James Bay, Canada writes: 'We still can't read Obama'? try - disestablishmentarian - american style.
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I don't have a problem with the disestablishmentarian position, so perhaps the separation of church and state (and the expulsion of the bishops from the House of Lords) would be the best way forward.
Pickled Politics 2009
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Regardless, this was a humorous parody of those that must find a false sense of belonging in being overly disestablishmentarian toward the arts.
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i am a bioillogical weapon of mass derission.dissatisfaction. dissent. disestablishmentarian aspriation. man/woman/child and we are every war resister. just how long do you think it would it take for them to get to me first?
geared2riot Diary Entry geared2riot 2007
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