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Antidisestablishmentarianism is a political philosophy that is opposed to the separation of church and state. The term originated in the context of the nineteenth century Church of England, where theocratic"antidisestablishmentarians" were opposed to proposals to remove its status as the state church of England. Antidisestablishmentarianism succeeded in England, but failed in Ireland and Wales, with the Church of Ireland being disestablished in 1871 and the Church in Wales in 1920. The term has largely fallen into disuse, although the issue itself is still current (see Act of Settlement).
Antidisestablishmentarianism is often quoted as one of the longest English words that has an actual meaning (as opposed to words that were made up for the purpose of being long), although there is a longer word that falls in the same category: Pseudoantidisestablishmentarianism, meaning 'false opposition to the separation of the state and the church.' Antidisestablishmentarianism could also be indefinitely prefixIn linguistics, a prefix is a type of affix that precedes the morphemes to which it can attach. In English, most prefixes are bound morphemes meaning that they cannot occur as independent words (excluding citational uses, e. saying "Speaking of the prefixed or suffixSUF-FIX In linguistics, a suffix is an affix that succeeds the morphemes to which it can attach. Example: establish ( verb) + ment suffix —> establishment ( noun). See derivation). A suffix is also a style at the end of a person's name which gives additioed with any of various formative prefixes or grammatical suffixes: contra-, neo-, -ly, etc., one after another, yielding perhaps a monstrosity such as contra-neo-pseudo-anti-dis-establish-ment-ari-an-ist-ic-ally.
See also
- DisestablishmentarianismDisestablishmentarianism nowadays relates to the Church of England in the United Kingdom and related views on its establishment as Established church. Primarily a movement in the United Kingdom in the 19th century, when all four Home nations had establish
- Religion in the United KingdomSt Paul's Cathedral The United Kingdom is traditionally a Christian country, with two of the Home nations having official faiths: Anglicanism, in the form of the Church of England, is the Established Church in England. The Queen is Supreme Governor of the
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LinguisticsBroadly conceived, linguistics is the study of human language, and a linguist is someone who engages in this study. The study of linguistics can be thought of along three major axes, the endpoints of which are described below: Synchronic and diachronic Sy
AnglicanismThe term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. Anglicans trace these traditions back to the first followers of Jesus, but acknowledge that schisms oc
