Etymology

antidisestablishment

Today it means: Opposed to the separation of church and state. Full definition →

English disestablishment ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis-
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  1. Englishanti-
  2. Latindis-
  3. Old Frenchdes-
  4. Latindis-
  5. Middle Englishdis-
  6. Englishdis-
  7. Englishestablishment
  8. Englishdis-
  9. Englishestablish
  10. Englishdisestablishment
  11. English todayantidisestablishment

From anti- + disestablishment.

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