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.

Origin of Kulturkampf

< German: culture struggle, equivalent to Kultur culture + Kampf battle, struggle (cognate with Old English camp); see camp1, kemp1

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British Dictionary definitions for kulturkampf

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