Concept information
Preferred term
state church
Definition
- 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]
Broader concept
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/state_church
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