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单词 antidisestablishmentarianism
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Definition of antidisestablishmentarianism in English:

antidisestablishmentarianism

nounˌantɪdɪsɪˌstablɪʃm(ə)nˈtɛːrɪənɪz(ə)m
mass nounrare
  • Opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England.

    〈罕〉反对废除英国国教

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Those who opposed disestablishmentarians, and there were many, particularly in Ireland and Wales, were thus supporters of antidisestablishmentarianism.

Usage

Antidisestablishmentarianism is very occasionally found in genuine use, but it is most often cited as an example of a very long word. Other similar curiosities are floccinaucinihilipilification and pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (the longest word in this dictionary). The longest word to be encountered in Britain is the Welsh place name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, which is generally abbreviated to Llanfair PG; this name was created in the 19th century

Derivatives

  • antidisestablishmentarian

  • adjective & noun
    rare
    • Since the antidisestablishmentarianism camp was opposed to this idea, they became the antidisestablishmentarians, and their stated platform was called Antidisestablishmentarianism.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It seems like the descendants of the antidisestablishmentarians have actually sold our President on that they are being forced to ‘hide their faith’.
      • He clearly didn't understand the demographics of our house at all, and I think he mistook our new-to-Berkeley enthusiasm as antidisestablishmentarian merriment.
      • Hindemith, the antidisestablishmentarian, held that mere custom could not account for the vast riches of tonality; unlike his contemporaries, he believed that its possibilities had not been exhausted.
      • I don't want to say it, but it starts with ‘V’ and rhymes with antidisestablishmentarian.
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