state church

English

Noun

state church (plural state churches)

a church established by or controlled by the government of a country.

Synonyms

established church

Related terms

state religion

Translations

church run by the state

Norwegian:
Bokmål: statskirke (no) m or f

Nynorsk: statskyrkje f

References

“state church” (US) / “state church” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.
Category:State churches (Christian) on Wikipedia.

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