antidisenstablishmentaryism mean???? or antidisenstablishmentaryist???
2006-09-13 13:34:35 · 20 answers · asked by *Living a {{ღяøM@N!Cღ}} Tragity* 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Anti dis establishment arianism
The "arianism" part means that the word refers to a principle or set of ideas. The "establishment" is analogous to "the system," but I believe in this case it refers specifically to the church. The "dis" means to undo. So, so far we have a principle or set of ideas that is for the disestablishing, via overthrow, disbanding, or simply ignoring, of some "system," probably a church. Tack on "anti," and the word actually menas one who is *against* such an overthrow.
2006-09-13 13:46:33 · answer #1 · answered by aristotle2600 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have the spelling wrong, which is why you are not getting search results. Here is the definition with the correct spelling:
dis‧es‧tab‧lish‧men‧tar‧i‧an /ˌdɪsɪˌstæblɪʃmənˈtɛəriən/
–noun
1.a person who favors the separation of church and state, esp. the withdrawal of special rights, status, and support granted an established church by a state; an advocate of disestablishing a state church.
–adjective
2.of, pertaining to, or favoring the disestablishment of a state church.
[Origin: 1880–85; dis-1 + establishment + -arian]
And so, an anti+disestablishmentarian is someone who is AGAINST separation of church and state.
2006-09-13 13:47:05 · answer #2 · answered by Hermit 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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(US) IPA: /ˌæntiˌdɪsəˌstæblɪʃmənˈtɛriəˌnɪzəm/
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Noun
antidisestablishmentarianism (uncountable)
Singular
antidisestablishmentarianism
Plural
uncountable
A political philosophy opposed to the separation of church and state, esp. opponents in 19th century England against separating the Anglican church from the state.
Referred to as an atypically long word for showing intellectual pretence.
Antidisenstablishmentaryism (not sure about spelling) - Being against not liking the chirch.
2006-09-13 13:47:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A word which urban myth touted as the longest word in the dictionary, but that's all it ever amounted to
2006-09-13 16:19:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would be someone or something that is against depriving abolishing something. disestablishment is to deprive of the character of being established, or to cancel, or abolish. So if you are ANTI disestablishment then you are against the act of disestablishment. Believing in being against the act of disestablishment would describe antidisestablishmentaryism and would make one an antidisestablishmentaryist. At least thats the jist of it according to my research.
Hope that helped somewhat
2006-09-13 17:03:00 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is the opposition to the withdrawel of state support or recognition from an established church, especially the Anglican Church in 19th century England
2006-09-13 13:45:47 · answer #6 · answered by cookiemunstr21 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Antidisestablishmentarianism originated in the context of the nineteenth century Church of England, where "antidisestablishmentarians" were opposed to proposals to remove the Church's status as the state church of England.
2006-09-13 13:43:02 · answer #7 · answered by Bethany 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm fair sure that in its original context, it means the movement against those who wanted the Church of England to no longer be the church of the state in the late 1800s.
More clearly, it was the movement for the Church of England to remain the church of the state.
2006-09-13 13:43:47 · answer #8 · answered by Doug 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
break it down piece by piece
anti = against
dis= not
enstablishmentary~ adjective of -establishment - meaning government / organization
ism - class/ group
ist - individual
2006-09-13 13:52:02 · answer #9 · answered by Melis__A 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it means youre for the establishment.. vs being against it
2006-09-13 13:36:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋