antidisestablishmentarianism

IPA/ˌæn.ti.dɪs.ɪˌstæb.lɪʃ.mənˈteə.ri.ə.nɪ.zəm/
KK[ˌæntaɪdˌɪsəstˌæblɪʃməntˈɛriənˌɪzəm]IPA/ˌæn.t̬i.dɪs.əˌstæb.lɪʃ.mənˈter.i.ə.nɪ.zəm/

antidisestablishmentarianism — 名詞

1. a political doctrine, especially in 19th-century Britain, holding that a country

1.名詞C2
釋義

反政教分離

反對終止國家教會與政府正式關係的主張

a political doctrine, especially in 19th-century Britain, holding that a country's official national Church must keep its formal legal tie to the government, and that any proposal to remove that tie must be rejected

例句

Tunde listened carefully as his professor explained how antidisestablishmentarianism shaped Victorian politics in Britain.

Tunde 仔細聽著教授解釋反政教分離主義如何影響了英國維多利亞時期的政治。

formal: used in historical/political discussion

The textbook devoted a full chapter to antidisestablishmentarianism and the Church of England in the 1880s.

這本教科書用了整整一章來討論反政教分離主義以及1880年代的英格蘭教會。

collocation: history textbook / chapter on [topic]

同義詞
  • establishmentarianism

    a shorter alternative that means the same thing — supporting an established Church — without the 'anti-dis-' prefix structure

  • church-and-state conservatism

    descriptive phrase rather than a single word; refers broadly to preserving traditional Church-state links

反義詞
  • disestablishmentarianism

    the belief that the official link between Church and state should be ended

  • secularism

    the principle of separating religious institutions from government, which goes further than disestablishment

文法句型

uncountable noun; used with singular verb

用法筆記

Often used as a famous example of a very long English word. Most native speakers know the word for its length rather than for everyday use. In serious writing, prefer phrases such as "opposition to disestablishment" or "defence of the established Church".

常見錯誤

❌The politician supported antidisestablishmentarianism, meaning he wanted to stop the church from existing.
✅The politician supported antidisestablishmentarianism, meaning he wanted to keep the Church of England's official link with the state.
💡The word means opposing the REMOVAL of an established Church, not opposing the Church itself.
❌I learned to spell antidisestablishmentarianism in primary school.
✅I learned to spell antidisestablishmentarianism in my university history course.
💡The word is too rare and advanced for primary-level vocabulary.