disestablish
/dɪsɪˈstæblɪʃ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.39 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To deprive (an established church, military squadron, operations base, etc.) of its official status.
verb
To abolish (an existing position of employment).
Example Sentences
- "Ah, but the virtue of public education, it is said, is that it is secular and non-denominational. Don't count on it. Massachusetts, the last state to disestablish religion (1832), didn't until July of 1978 decide that it was unconstitutional for the public school system to subsidize religious schools through so-called textbook loans."
- "Furthermore, disestablishing the Catholic church in February 1795 essentially instituted a free field in religious belief."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Proto-Italic *staðlis? Latin stabilis Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin stabilīre Old French establirbor. Middle English establissen English establish English disestablish From dis- + establish.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /dɪsɪˈstæblɪʃ/