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Meaning of DISESTABLISHMENT

Pronunciation:  d`isust'ablishmunt

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  the act terminating an established state of affairs; especially ending a connection with the Church of England
 

DISESTABLISHMENT is a 16 letter word that starts with D.

 

 See Also: group action

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dis`es*tab"lish*ment\, n.
1. 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 the Irish Church by
   Act of Parliament.

2. The condition of being disestablished.
 

 

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