| 单词 |
disestablishment |
| 释义 |
diseˈstablishment
[f. as prec. + -ment.]
The act of disestablishing. a. gen.
1806W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. IV. 264 From the establishment of Christianity under Constantine, to the beginnings of its disestablishment under Pope Leo X. 1887Pall Mall G. 10 Feb. 6/1 The position of the railways would justify the disestablishment of a railway guarantee fund.
b. spec. The withdrawal of especial State patronage and control from a church.
1860Sat. Rev. IX. 305/1 When the disestablishment grows nearer, the Church will cease to be recruited from the ranks of intelligence and education. 1883Manch. Exam. 24 Oct. 5/1 They believe that religion, and justice, and citizenship would gain by Disestablishment.
Hence diseˌstablishmenˈtarian, an adherent of disestablishment (also attrib. or adj.).
1885Times 4 Dec. 3/4, I have just recorded my vote against the disestablishmentarian. 1885Guardian 2 Dec. 1815/1 The 480 Disestablishmentarian candidates have considerably dwindled through explanations and rejections.
Add: Hence also diseˌstablishmenˈtarianism n., advocacy of disestablishment (usu. only as a factitious long word).
1897N. & Q. 15 May 395/2, I once heard at a political meeting a speaker describe another as an advocate of ‘disestablishmentarianism’. 1971Archivum Linguisticum II. 47 The reader will recognize the composite nature not only of, say, familiar compounds like armchair or milk jug but also of unfashionable and disestablishmentarianism. |
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