state-church
Government-endorsed religious body
A state-church is an official religious institution established or endorsed by a government, often receiving public funding and legal privileges.
England has the Anglican Church; several Scandinavian countries have Lutheran state-churches.
The term can also function as an adjective describing the relationship between government and religion: state-church separation, state-church conflicts.
Withdrawal of official status
- concordatVatican-state formal agreement
- ecclesiasticalRelating to church matters
- theocracyRule by religious authority
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
tithe · benefice · prelate · episcopacy
Church of England member
- LutheranReformation-era Protestant denomination
- ConstantineEmperor who embraced Christianity
- ReformationReligious movement splitting Christianity
- WestphaliaHistoric northwestern German region
Henry VIII · Byzantine · Holy Roman Empire · colonial · dissenters · nonconformists · secularization
Clergy's work or state department
- synodChurch governing assembly
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- bishopsHigh-ranking clergy members
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
parliament · supremacy · royal assent · canonical · jurisdiction · vestry · convocation · privy council
Constitutional free expression guarantee
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- disestablishmentWithdrawal of official status
- JeffersonThird American president
- wall of separationBarrier dividing distinct domains
neutrality · free exercise · pluralism · religious freedom · accommodation · constitutional
disestablishment
Withdrawal of official status
- concordatVatican-state formal agreement
- ecclesiasticalRelating to church matters
- theocracyRule by religious authority
patronage · tithe · benefice · prelate · episcopacy
Anglican
Church of England member
- LutheranReformation-era Protestant denomination
- ConstantineEmperor who embraced Christianity
- ReformationReligious movement splitting Christianity
Henry VIII · Westphalia · Byzantine · Holy Roman Empire · colonial · dissenters · nonconformists · secularization
ministry
Clergy's work or state department
- synodChurch governing assembly
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- bishopsHigh-ranking clergy members
crown · parliament · supremacy · royal assent · canonical · jurisdiction · vestry · convocation · privy council · investiture
First Amendment
Constitutional free expression guarantee
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- disestablishmentWithdrawal of official status
- JeffersonThird American president
wall of separation · neutrality · free exercise · pluralism · religious freedom · accommodation · constitutional
state-churchseparation of church and state
Constitutional religious neutrality principle
secular state · church-state separation · secularism · disestablishment · wall of separation
state-churchreligious pluralism
Multiple faiths holding validity
religious freedom · religious diversity · free exercise · religious liberty · independent church
state, church, states, stated, stating, statement, statements, stately, stateless