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The word "antidisestablishmentarianism" originated in the context of the nineteenth century Church of England, where "antidisestablishmentarians" were opposed to proposals to remove the Church's status as the state church of England.
Antidisestablishmentarian members of the Free Church of Scotland delayed merger with the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland in a dispute about the position of the Church of Scotland.
Antidisestablishmentarianism might still be the longest word not invented for the specific purpose of being a long word, however (the word floccinaucinihilipilification may have been invented as a joke, and is an amalgamation of four Latin words[1][2]).
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Antidisestablishmentarianism is a political philosophy that is opposed to the separation of church and state.
The term originated in the context of the nineteenth century Church of England, where "antidisestablishmentarians" were opposed to proposals to remove its status as the state church of England.
Antidisestablishmentarianism succeeded in England, but failed in Ireland and Wales, with the Church of Ireland being disestablished in 1871 and the Church in Wales in 1920.
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