disestablishmentarianism
Opposing official religion
Disestablishmentarianism is the movement or doctrine advocating the separation of church and state—specifically, removing an established church from its official government status.
The term arose in 19th-century Britain regarding the Church of England's privileged position.
It's now better known as part of the famously long *antidisestablishmentarianism* than for its own political meaning.
Anglo-Saxon hereditary name
- Liberal PartyCentre-left political organization
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- secularizationReligion losing social significance
constitutional · governance · sovereignty · jurisdiction · statute · repeal · amendment · policy
Britain's state religion
- AnglicanChurch of England member
- episcopacyChurch rule by bishops
- state churchGovernment-recognized official religion
- national churchOfficially recognized religious institution
ecclesiastical · clergy · tithe · endowment · patronage · benefice · prelate · diocese
Advocacy for political division
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- liberationismAdvocacy for group freedom
- nonconformismRejecting established customs
- ideologyStructured belief framework
principle · philosophy · worldview · conviction · tenet · teaching · creed · belief
Direct effort for reform
- campaigningActively pursuing political support
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- petitionFormal written appeal
agitation · mobilization · reformism · abolitionism · dissent · protest · resistance · opposition
Formal separation from organization
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
- decouplingRemoval of interdependence
- disentanglementSeparation from complexity
- disunionState of being divided
partition · schism · autonomy · independence · detachment · disconnection · liberation · secession
Gladstone
Anglo-Saxon hereditary name
- Liberal PartyCentre-left political organization
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- reformImprove by correcting faults
secularization · constitutional · governance · sovereignty · jurisdiction · statute · repeal · amendment · policy
Church of England
Britain's state religion
- AnglicanChurch of England member
- episcopacyChurch rule by bishops
- state churchGovernment-recognized official religion
national church · ecclesiastical · clergy · tithe · endowment · patronage · benefice · prelate · diocese · parish
separationism
Advocacy for political division
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- liberationismAdvocacy for group freedom
- nonconformismRejecting established customs
ideology · principle · philosophy · worldview · conviction · tenet · teaching · creed · belief
activism
Direct effort for reform
- campaigningActively pursuing political support
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
petition · agitation · mobilization · reformism · abolitionism · dissent · protest · resistance · opposition
disaffiliation
Formal separation from organization
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
- decouplingRemoval of interdependence
- disentanglementSeparation from complexity
disunion · partition · schism · autonomy · independence · detachment · disconnection · liberation · secession · rupture
disestablishmentarianismestablishmentarianism
Support for existing institutions
antidisestablishmentarianism · theocracy · state religion · established church · state church
disestablishmentarianismantidisestablishmentarianism
Support for maintained state religion
conservatism · traditionalism · institutionalism · preservationism · status quo