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Definition of Disestablish
1. Verb. Deprive (an established church) of its status.
Generic synonyms: Deprive, Impoverish
Derivative terms: Disestablishment
Definition of Disestablish
1. v. t. To unsettle; to break up (anything established); to deprive, as a church, of its connection with the state.
Definition of Disestablish
1. Verb. To deprive (an established church) of its official status. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Disestablish
1. [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disestablish
Literary usage of Disestablish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British ...by British Museum Dept. of Printed Books, George Knottesford Fortescue by British Museum Dept. of Printed Books, George Knottesford Fortescue (1891)
"... (L.) Downfall of England by disestablish- Establishment of the Church, pp.
... REID (A.) Why I would disestablish, pp. 272. L-ttd. 1886. 8°. 4109. aaa. ..."
2. Debate Index by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (1911)
"... Anglican church a branch of the Catholic church? Askew, p. 12: Briefs.
Parochial boards. Askew, p.169: Briefs and references. Shall we disestablish and ..."
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