Kulturkampf
[ German koo l-toor-kahmpf ]
/ German kʊlˈturˌkɑmpf /
noun
the conflict between the German imperial government and the Roman Catholic Church from 1872 or 1873 until 1886, chiefly over the control of education and ecclesiastical appointments.
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Kulturkampf
/ (kʊlˈtʊəˌkæmpf, ˈkʊltə-) /
noun
the struggle of the Prussian state against the Roman Catholic Church (1872–87), which took the form of laws designed to bring education, marriage, etc, under the control of the state
Word Origin for Kulturkampf
German: culture struggle