'Disestablishment' definitions:
Definition of 'disestablishment'
From: WordNet
noun
The act terminating an established state of affairs; especially ending a connection with the Church of England
Definition of 'Disestablishment'
From: GCIDE
- Disestablishment \Dis`es*tab"lish*ment\, n.
- 1. The act or process of unsettling or breaking up that which has been established; specifically, the withdrawal of the support of the state from an established church; as, the disestablishment and disendowment of the Irish Church by Act of Parliament. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The condition of being disestablished. [1913 Webster]