disestablishmentarianism
/ˈdɪs.əstæ.blɪʃmənˌtɛɹi.ənɪzm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
34
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
9
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The campaign to disestablish the Church of England.
Example Sentences
- "In repeated instances, in fact, Priestman even goes so far as to suggest that disestablishmentarianism (in the arguments of Godwin, Anna Letitia Barbauld, Smith, and Robinson) is simply an early stop on the road toward a more politically radical, full-fledged atheism that is to be found at the endpoint of a conventional narrative of enlightenment."
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English establishment ▲ English dis- English establish Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English disestablishment English -arian English disestablishmentarian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English disestablishmentarianism From disestablishmentarian + -ism.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdɪs.əstæ.blɪʃmənˌtɛɹi.ənɪzm/