Kulturkampf Definition

ko͝ol-to͝orkämpf
noun
The late 19th-cent. struggle between the Roman Catholic Church and the German government over control of education, civil marriage, etc.
Webster's New World
Any prolonged conflict over values, beliefs, etc.
Webster's New World

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Noun

Singular:
Kulturkampf
Plural:
kulturkampfs

Origin of Kulturkampf

  • German Kultur Kultur Kultur Kampf struggle (from Middle High German) (from Old High German kamph) (probably ultimately from Latin campus field)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From German Kulturkampf (“culture war”).

    From Wiktionary

Kulturkampf Sentence Examples

  • In the Kulturkampf he took an active part on the ultramontane side.

  • It was also the view universally taken by the German governments which supported the Kulturkampf in a greater or less degree.

  • Upon the outbreak of the Prussian Kulturkampf the Left had pressed the Right to introduce an Italian counterpart to the Prussian May laws, especially as the attitude of Thiers and the hostility of the French Clericals obviated the need for sparing French susceptibilities.

  • His policy towards all governments outside Italy was to support them wherever they represented social order; and it was with difficulty that he persuaded French Catholics to be united in defence of the republic. The German Kulturkampf was ended by his exertions.

  • The Minister endeavoured on the one hand to safeguard the principle of freedom of instruction, and on the other hand to avoid anything resembling a Kulturkampf.

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