Disestablishmentarianism refers to the withdrawal of state support of an established church that was formerly part of the state establishment. A prime example is when the British monarchy under Henry VIII withdrew their support of the Roman Catholic Church in 1534 and established the Church of England. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican The National Secular Society is a noted contemporary advocate for the disestablishment of the modern Church of England. The National Secular Society is a British campaigning organisation which promotes Secularism, the separation of Church and State to make society fair for everyone

Antidisestablishmentarianism (opposition to the aforementioned practice) is sometimes incorrectly cited as the longest word in the English language. Antidisestablishmentarianism (listen to,) is a political position that originated in nineteenth-century Britain, where antidisestablishmentarians were opposed to The longest word in English depends upon the definition of what constitutes an English word.

See also

• Antidisestablishmentarianism
• Antiestablishmentarianism
• Christian anarchism
• Religion in the United Kingdom
• Secularism
• State Church

Antidisestablishmentarianism (listen to,) is a political position that originated in nineteenth-century Britain, where antidisestablishmentarians were opposed to Antiestablishmentarianism (or anti-establishmentarianism) is a Policy or attitude that views a nation's power structure as corrupt repressive or exploitive Christian anarchism is any of several traditions which combine Anarchism with Christianity. This article is about the development of religion in the United Kingdom (UK since its formation in 1707 Secularism is generally the assertion that governmental practices or institutions should exist separately from Religion or religious beliefs A state religion (also called an official religion, established church or state church) is a religious body or Creed officially

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