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establishmentarian

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es·tab·lish·men·tar·i·an  (-stblsh-mn-târ-n)
adj.
Of, relating to, or supporting the political or social establishment.

es·tablish·men·tari·an n.
es·tablish·men·tari·an·ism n.

establishmentarian [ɪˌstæblɪʃmənˈtɛərɪən]
adj
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) denoting or relating to an Established Church, esp the Church of England
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) denoting or relating to the principle of a Church being officially recognized as a national institution
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) an upholder of this principle, esp as applied to the Church of England
establishmentarianism  n


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They're also providing competition to the public-school establishment, which has the establishmentarians concerned.
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Roestzel suggests in his cogent essay on Paulinists in the Second Century CE, an establishmentarian Paul was invoked over against interpreters such as Marcion who wanted to use Paul's statements to disconnect faith in Jesus Christ from history.
 
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