church state

/tʃɜrtʃ steɪt/
adjective
  1. Relating to the relationship between religious institutions and the government.
    • Historians study church-state relations in medieval Europe.
    • The country has a strict church-state separation in its constitution.
    • Church-state issues often arise in debates about school prayer.
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