Antidisestablishmentarialism
Catwoman
Never posted here before, but have been asked for the definition of:
Antidisestablishmentarialism
I've tried the online dictionaries, but it does not seem to be contained
in any of them, thus, I could only hazard a guess, by breaking the word
down into its component parts and reassembling it. I understand that
this may have led me to the wrong destination. Does anyone here have
the definitive answer?
Thanks,
Love, peace,
Catwoman x
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mlo...@slip.net
> Hello all:)
>
> Never posted here before, but have been asked for the definition of:
>
> Antidisestablishmentarialism
"Disestablishmentarialism" is the ideology of opposing the
establishment of a church. For example, if you think the Church of
England should be disbanded, or at least lose whatever official status
it has, you are practicing disestablishmentarialism. If I oppose you
in that belief, I am practicing "antidisestablishmentarialism". I
suppose the difference between antidisestablishmentarialism and simple
establishmentarialism is that I don't favor creating new State
churches were none exist, just keeping those we have.
If you think the foregoing is worthless, you are practicing
flaucinaucinillihillipication. Though you might like to know.
M.
JUST AN H
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> Antidisestablishmentarialism
>
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Antidisestablishmentaria[n}ism is such a long word that we need to break it
down in order to understand it.
"Disestablish" is the root word and means, "to alter the status of something
established by authority or general acceptance." (Like a church.)
A good example of that would the the Catholic Church in England during the
reign of Henry VIII. When the Pope refused to annul that king's marriage to
(which queen?), the King responded by disestablishing the Catholic church,
which had been "established" in England for centuries, and replacing Church
(and Pope) with the protestant Church of England.
A "disestablishmentarian" is a person who would support such disestablishment.
"Disestablishmentarianism" defines a belief held by those
"disestablishmentarianists" who support the the disestablishment of a an
establishment. (In this case, the Catholic Church of England.)
Therefore, "antidisestablishmentarianism" is a belief held by those opposed to
the disestablishment of a particular institution.
I hope that makes sense.
J.
mlo...@slip.net
> >Never posted here before, but have been asked for the definition of:
> >
> > Antidisestablishmentaria[l]ism
> A good example of that would the the Catholic Church in England during the
> reign of Henry VIII. When the Pope refused to annul that king's marriage to
> (which queen?), the King responded by disestablishing the Catholic church,
> which had been "established" in England for centuries, and replacing Church
> (and Pope) with the protestant Church of England.
It was Catherine of Aragon. The pope had the last laugh though.
After a few more wives, Henry finally had a son, Edward (who,
incidentally, was the Prince in the _Prince and the Pauper_). Edward
became king, but died young and was succeeded by his half-sister Mary,
Catherine's daughter. Mary was, not surprisingly, a rabid Catholic
ruling what had become a Protestant country. Her efforts to reinstall
Catholicism led to her nickname, Bloody Mary. When Mary died, she was
succeeded by Elizabeth, Henry's daughter by Anne Boleyn, his second
wife. Elizabeth ruled for many years but also died childless --
meaning Henry had no legitimate grandchildren, and the Tudor dynasty
was over. On her deathbed, Elizabeth passed the throne to James
Stuart, son of her cousin Mary (Queen of Scots, not her half-sister
"Bloody" Mary Tudor, above), whom she had had executed. James (I of
England, V of Scotland) begat Charles I, who was executed by
Parliament (that George Clinton is mean when he's drunk), and replaced
by Cromwell.
Not responsible for typographical errors.
M.
David C. Jack
snip
> because I could care less...
>
or maybe you could not care less?
Dave
John Fineman
In article <19981022220221...@ng65.aol.com>, JUST AN H
<jus...@aol.com> writes
>>Never posted here before, but have been asked for the definition of:
>>
>>
>>
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>Antidisestablishmentaria[n}ism is such a long word that we need to break it
>down in order to understand it.
>
>"Disestablish" is the root word and means, "to alter the status of something
>established by authority or general acceptance." (Like a church.)
>
>reign of Henry VIII. When the Pope refused to annul that king's marriage to
>(which queen?), the King responded by disestablishing the Catholic church,
>which had been "established" in England for centuries, and replacing Church
>(and Pope) with the protestant Church of England.
>
>
>"Disestablishmentarianism" defines a belief held by those
>"disestablishmentarianists" who support the the disestablishment of a an
>establishment. (In this case, the Catholic Church of England.)
>
>Therefore, "antidisestablishmentarianism" is a belief held by those opposed to
>the disestablishment of a particular institution.
>
>I hope that makes sense.
>J.
--
John Fineman
Bill McCray
>
>If you think the foregoing is worthless, you are practicing
>flaucinaucinillihillipication. Though you might like to know.
>
As long as it doesn't lower your resistance and result in your getting
pnemonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
Bill McCray
Lexington, KY