antidisestablishmentarianism

antidisestablishmentarianism
/an'tee dis'euh stab'lish meuhn tair"ee euh niz'euhm, an'tuy-/, n.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
[ANTI- + DISESTABLISHMENT + -ARIAN + -ISM]

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