disestablishment
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disestablishment
- /dɪs.ɪsˈtæblɪʃ.mənt/
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By surface analysis, dis- + establishment or dis- + establish + -ment.
noun disestablishments
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The downgrading or dissolution of something that had been established.
Opposite: establishment
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Specifically, the removal of state privileges or patronage from a given church; the removal of a policy of having an official governing religion.
Disestablishment of the church would deprive the gentry of another property right – the right of presentation to a living, a right for which they or their ancestors had paid hard cash and which gave them useful opportunities of providing for a younger son or a poor relation.
Opposite: establishment
Talk about this word "disestablishment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/disestablishment. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. disestablishment. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/disestablishment "disestablishment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/disestablishment.Cite this
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title = {disestablishment},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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