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Definition of Kulturkampf
1. n. Lit., culture war; -- a name, originating with Virchow (1821 -- 1902), given to a struggle between the the Roman Catholic Church and the German government, chiefly over the latter's efforts to control educational and ecclesiastical appointments in the interest of the political policy of centralization. The struggle began with the passage by the Prussian Diet in May, 1873, of the so-called
Definition of Kulturkampf
1. Noun. A conflict between secular and religious authorities, especially the struggle between the Roman Catholic Church and the German government under Bismarck. ¹
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