What is the definitive translation in English of 'antidisestablishmentarianism'?

Answer 1

According to Dictionary.com:

Main Entry: antidisestablishmentarianism
Part of Speech: noun

Definition: originally, opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England, now opposition to the belief that there should no longer be an official church in a country

Example: When people are asked for the longest word they know, they often say antidisestablishmentarianism.

Answer 2

The word antidisestablishmentarianism, with 28 letters, is commonly regarded as the longest accepted word in the English language. The word is used seriously in academic and ecclesiastical writing about the Church of England when the concept arises, which it does occasionally (See e.g. Hastings and "Some notes on the Church of England and Establishment", below). However, since 1992 it has lost this title to floccinaucinihilipilification in the Guinness Book of Records. (see also: Longest word in English)

Antidisestablishmentarianism might still be the longest word not invented for the specific purpose of being a long word (the word floccinaucinihilipilification may have been invented as a joke, and is an amalgamation of four Latin words[1][2]). Presumably the creation of the word antidisestablishmentarianism invoked the irony of its length, and may have to do with the politics and commentary of the time period. Also, some criticise its validity on the basis that it has two prefixes ("anti-" and "dis"-) and three suffixes ("-ment", "-arian" and "-ism"), stating that it is not only possible to create a number of longer meaningful words by adding ever more prefixes, or changing the existing ones (e.g changing "-ism" into the equally valid and longer suffix "-istic"), but that "antidisestablishmentarianism" is not a standalone word because of them. For example, theoretically "counterantidisestablishmentarianism" is a valid word, where it refers specifically to antidisestablishmentarians' opponents, rather than merely disestablishmentarians in general.

Answer 3

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. The movement succeeded in England, but failed in Ireland and Wales, with the Church of Ireland being disestablished in 1871 and the Church of Wales in 1920. Antidisestablishmentarian members of the Free Church of Scotland delayed merger with the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland in a dispute about the position of the Church of Scotland. The term has largely fallen into disuse, although the issue itself is still current (see Act of Settlement 1701).

The word antidisestablishmentarianism, with 28 letters, is commonly regarded as the longest accepted word in the English language. The word is used seriously in academic and ecclesiastical writing about the Church of England when the concept arises, which it does occasionally (See e.g. Hastings and "Some notes on the Church of England and Establishment", below). However, since 1992 it has lost this title to floccinaucinihilipilification in the Guinness Book of Records. (see also: Longest word in English)

Antidisestablishmentarianism might still be the longest word not invented for the specific purpose of being a long word (the word floccinaucinihilipilification may have been invented as a joke, and is an amalgamation of four Latin words[1][2]). Presumably the creation of the word antidisestablishmentarianism invoked the irony of its length, and may have to do with the politics and commentary of the time period. Also, some criticise its validity on the basis that it has two prefixes ("anti-" and "dis"-) and three suffixes ("-ment", "-arian" and "-ism"), stating that it is not only possible to create a number of longer meaningful words by adding ever more prefixes, or changing the existing ones (e.g changing "-ism" into the equally valid and longer suffix "-istic"), but that "antidisestablishmentarianism" is not a standalone word because of them. For example, theoretically "counterantidisestablishmentarianism" is a valid word, where it refers specifically to antidisestablishmentarians' opponents, rather than merely disestablishmentarians in general.

Answer 4

antidisestablishmentarianism, with 28 letters, is regarded as the longest accepted word in the English language. The word is used seriously in academic and ecclesiastical writing about the Church of England

Answer 5

It's really a made up word solely derivied to claim the title of the longest English word.

It describes the point of view of being against the disestablishment of the Church of England.

Answer 6

The people who are against the people who are against the disestablisment.

Wragster, stop wikipasting. You don't deserve a best answer for illegally cutting and pasting information.

Answer 7

It is being of the political persuasion of being an anti-anarchist. Against being against the government/management/establishment. A supporter of the man.

Answer 8

It means

opposition to the belief that there should not be an official relationship between a country's government and its national church.

Answer 9

It describes a state of mind: being against those against the establishment.

Answer 10

The people against ,the people who were against , the disestablishing of the church.

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