What is the meaning of antidiestablishmentarianism.?

Question

Please give answer in simple English or Urdu.

Answer 1

This was taken from Anu Garg's A Word of the Day e-mail.

The word means:
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Opposition to separation of the church and state.

[From Latin anti- (against) + dis- (apart, away) + English establish,
from
Latin stabilire, from stare (to stand) + -arian (one who supports) +
Greek
-ism (practice or state).]

At 28 letters, it's the best-known example of a long word. Here's how you can parse the word: one of the meanings of the word establishment is making a church an institution of the state. In the late 19th century England, there was a movement for the separation of the church and state: disestablishment. Those opposed to the idea of separation were antidisestablishmentarians.

You can see where it's going. Why not a
contraantidisestablishmentarianism?

Answer 2

If the word is taken literally, it could mean 'against the enemies of the establishment, but not necessarily aligned with the establishment'. To make an example: If you take terrorism to be against the establishment, and thus disestablishmentarian, then those who oppose terrorism (but don't necessarily support the target of terrorism) could be said to be displaying antidisestablishmentarianism.

Answer 3

Antiestablishment is a word but antiestablishmentarianism is not. Antiestablishment would describe any person or organization who is against, or hostile towards, conventional (the "norm" or what is typically accepted) attitudes in society with regard to politics, social values, etc.

Answer 4

Being for the status quo. It's a made-up word.