noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈdɪs.əstæ.blɪʃmənˌtɛɹi.ənɪzm/
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noun
Meaning 1
The campaign to disestablish the Church of England.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government
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Etymology
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English establishment ▲ English dis- English establish Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English disestablishment English -arian English disestablishmentarian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English disestablishmentarianism From disestablishmentarian + -ism.