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Preferred term

state church  

Definition(s)

  • A state church is a religious organization that receives official endorsement or significant financial subsidization from a government within a society. Official endorsement implies a legal statement to the effect that a specific denomination is the preferred faith of a government to the exclusion or significant limitation of all others. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; State Church]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-LL9SHNPK-T

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