Kulturkampf: Meaning and Definition of

Kul•tur•kampf

Pronunciation: (Ger. kool-tr'kämpf"), [key]
— n.
  1. 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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