Noun
A
political
philosophy
opposed
to
the
separation
of
a
religious
group
(
church
)
and
a
government
(
state
),
especially
the
belief
held
by
those
in
19th-century
England
opposed
to
separating
the
Anglican
church
from
the
civil
government
or
to
refer
to
separation of church and state
.