Liberation Society
noun
The Society for the Liberation of Religion from State Patronage and Control, a Nonconformist organization dedicated to the disestablishment and disendowment of the Church of England.
- The organization was founded by Edward Miall in 1844 as the Anti-State Church Association; it was renamed the Society for the Liberation of Religion from State Patronage and Control in 1853..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Manchester Examiner.