disestablishmentarianism

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disestablishmentarianism - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  disestablishmentarianism \dis`es*tab`lish*men*ta"ri*an*ism\, n.
     The doctrine or political position that advocates abrogating
     the establishment of a church as the official state
     religion..
     [PJC]
  
           Prior to the Puritans, very few earlier believers
           contended for any form of disestablishmentarianism.
                                                    --David. W.
                                                    Hall (Savior
                                                    or Servant?
                                                    Putting
                                                    Government in
                                                    Its Place: The
                                                    Covenant
                                                    Foundation,
                                                    1996)