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disestablish

 
Dictionary: dis·es·tab·lish   (dĭs'ĭ-stăb'lĭsh) pronunciation
tr.v., -lished, -lish·ing, -lish·es.
  1. To alter the status of (something established by authority or general acceptance).
  2. To deprive (a church) of official governmental support.
disestablishment dis'es·tab'lish·ment n.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: deprive (an established church) of its status


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afsætte, afskaffe, ophæve statslig autorisation for, fratage status som statskirke

Nederlands (Dutch)
opheffen, officiële positie ontnemen

Français (French)
v. tr. - séparer (de l'Etat)

Deutsch (German)
v. - entstaatlichen, abschaffen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανατρέπω ή αποσταθεροποιώ το θεσμό

Italiano (Italian)
privare dello stato di pubblica istituzione, separare Stato e Chiesa

Português (Portuguese)
v. - separar Igreja do Estado

Русский (Russian)
расформировать, отделить (церковь) от государства

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - separar del Estado (esp. la Iglesia)

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - upphäva, avskaffa, skilja kyrkan från staten

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
废除, 解除...的官职

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 廢除, 解除...的官職

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (관습을) 철폐하다, 국교제를 폐지하다, 공직에서 해임하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 廃止する, 官職を解く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينقض الاعتراف الرسمي بكنيسه وطنيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שלל ההכרה הרשמית, פיטר, ביטל המיסוד‬


 
 
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