English Dictionary

disestablishment

/dɪs.ɪsˈtæblɪʃ.mənt/

noun

The taking apart or dissolution of something that had been established.

The disestablishment of the church was met with mixed reactions from the community.

意味（1）

The taking apart or dissolution of something that had been established.

意味（2）

Specifically, the removal of state privileges or patronage from a given church; the removal of a policy of having an official governing religion.

Disestablishment of the church would deprive the gentry of another property right – the right of presentation to a living, a right for which they or their ancestors had paid hard cash and which gave them useful opportunities of providing for a younger son or a poor relation.