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[[J.E. Littlewood]] pointed out that the word is all "form" apart from the Latin stem ''[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sto#Latin st]''.<ref>''Littlewood's miscellany'' p.165 ISBN 052133702X</ref> |
[[J.E. Littlewood]] pointed out that the word is all "form" apart from the Latin stem ''[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sto#Latin st]''.<ref>''Littlewood's miscellany'' p.165 ISBN 052133702X</ref> |
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Antidisestablishmentarianism (listen to ⓘ, Audio file "Antidis.ogg" not found) is a political position that originated in 19th-century Britain in opposition to proposals for the disestablishment of the Church of England, that is, to remove the Anglican Church's status as the state church of England, Ireland, and Wales.
The establishment was maintained in England, but in Ireland the Church of Ireland (Anglican) was disestablished in 1871. In Wales, four Church of England dioceses were disestablished in 1920, subsequently becoming the Church in Wales.
The question of disestablishment of the Church of England is still current, often tied with the position of the English monarch as "Supreme Governor" of the Church (see Act of Settlement 1701). Those who wish to continue the establishment of the Church of England are referred to as Antidisestablishmentarians.[1]
Word length
The word is often referenced in English-speaking popular culture on account of its unusual length of 28 letters and 12 syllables. It is one of the longest words in the Oxford English Dictionary.[2] It is commonly believed to be one of the longest words in English, excluding coined and technical terms not found in major dictionaries.[2] A slightly longer but less commonly accepted variant of the word can be found in the Duke Ellington song "You're Just an Old Antidisestablishmentarianismist"[3] although the correct construction of that word would be "antidisestablishmentarianist" (without the "ism")or "antidisestablishmentarian". Another artist that uses the word Antidisestablishmentarianism is rapper Eminem, in his song "Almost Famous"[4].
J.E. Littlewood pointed out that the word is all "form" apart from the Latin stem st.[5]
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See also
References
- ^ Kimberley Blaker. "The fundamentals of extremism: the Christian right in America". New Boston Books. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
Those who favored the Church of England were called antidisestablishmentarians. The antis put down the rebellion of those who sought separation of the English state from the English church.
- ^ a b Ask Oxford
- ^ Donald's Encyclopedia of Popular Music - ELLINGTON, Duke
- ^ IGN Boards
- ^ Littlewood's miscellany p.165 ISBN 052133702X
- Adrian Hastings, Church and state : the English experience (Exeter : University of Exeter Press, 1991.)
- Antidisestablishmentarianism in the Online Etymology Dictionary
- Antidisestablishmentarianismist in the Urban Dictionary
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