Etymology

kulturkampf

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Today it means: A conflict between secular and religious authorities, especially the struggle between the Roman Catholic Church and the German government under Bismarck. Full definition →

German Kulturkampf
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  1. German · borrowed fromKulturkampf“culture conflict”
  2. English todaykulturkampf

Borrowed from German Kulturkampf (“culture conflict”).

Words from the same roots

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culture war

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.