Kulturkampf
noun
- the struggle between the Roman Catholic Church and the German government from 1872 to 1887, over control of education, civil marriage, etc.
- any serious conflict over values, beliefs, etc. between sizable factions within a nation, community, or other group
See Kulturkampf in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ko͝ol-to͝orˈkämpfˌ)
noun- The struggle (1871-1883) between the Roman Catholic Church and the German government under Bismarck for control over school and ecclesiastical appointments and civil marriage.
- A conflict between secular and religious authorities: “The 1920s proved to be the focal decade in the Kulturkampf of American Protestantism” (Richard Hofstadter).
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