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es·tab·lished church

(ĭ-stăb′lĭsht)

A church that a government officially recognizes and supports as a national institution.

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Established Church

(Ecclesiastical Terms) a Church that is officially recognized as a national institution, esp the Church of England

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estab′lished church′

a church that is recognized by law, and sometimes financially supported, as the official church of a nation.

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established church - the church that is recognized as the official church of a nation

organized religion, religion, faith - an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him"

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Established Church

n → Staatskirche f

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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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