disestablishes

Removes official status

Disestablishes means to end the official status of something, most often a state church.

When a government disestablishes a religion, it removes that faith's privileged legal position: The French Revolution disestablished the Catholic Church.

The term extends to dismantling any established institution or arrangement: The new administration sought to disestablish the old regulatory framework.

abolish

repeal

Annul a statute

annulDeclare legally void
rescindFormally cancel or withdraw
invalidateMake null or void

overturn · nullify · abrogate · revoke · void · quash · cancel · terminate · withdraw · retract

secularization

church

Place of Christian worship

stateCondition or mode
religionSystem of spiritual belief
AnglicanChurch of England member

monarchy · theocracy · clergy · ecclesiastical · constitutional · official · national · government · institution · privilege

separation

sever

Cut apart completely

detachTo separate from
disconnectTo break a connection
disengageBreak free from attachment

dissociate · uncouple · partition · disunite · disjoin · separate · divorce · split · decouple · untie

reform

restructure

Rearrange fundamental organization

overhaulComplete systematic repair
reorganizeArrange again differently
transformChange completely in form

modernize · amend · revise · change · update · reshape · reconstitute · remodel · rework · alter

Opposites

institutional status

disestablishesestablishes

Creates or sets up

institutes · founds · constitutes · legitimizes · authorizes

organizational action

disestablishesestablishes

Creates or sets up

creates · sets up · founds · institutes · forms

Family

disestablish, disestablished, disestablishment, disestablishing

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