Antidisestablishmentarianism

+Antidisestablishmentarianism is the historical political position that opposed the **[disestablishment](/wiki/disestablishment)** of the Church of England as the **[state church](/wiki/state-church)**. This formidable word, often cited for its length, reflects a specific 19th-century debate concerning the separation of church and state in Britain.

+## See also

+- [Church of England](/wiki/church-of-england)

+- [Church and State](/wiki/church-and-state)

+- [British Politics](/wiki/british-politics)