Disestablishment

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Disestablishment \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.


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     2. The condition of being disestablished.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  disestablishment
       n : the act terminating an established state of affairs;
           especially ending a connection with the Church of England