Kul·tur·kampf (k l-tr kämpf )n. 1. The struggle (1871-1883) between the Roman Catholic Church and the German government under Bismarck for control over school and ecclesiastical appointments and civil marriage. 2. A conflict between secular and religious authorities: "The 1920s proved to be the focal decade in the Kulturkampf of American Protestantism" (Richard Hofstadter). [German : Kultur, Kultur; see Kultur + Kampf, struggle (from Middle High German, from Old High German kamph, probably ultimately from Latin campus, field).] |
Kulturkampf [kʊlˈtʊəˌkæmpf ˈkʊltə-]
n
(Historical Terms) the struggle of the Prussian state against the Roman Catholic Church (1872-87), which took the form of laws designed to bring education, marriage, etc., under the control of the state
[German: culture struggle]
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