Kirchenpolitik
German, noun/ˈkɪʁçənpoliˌtiːk/
Kirchenpolitik is spelled K-I-R-C-H-E-N-P-O-L-I-T-I-K (14 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 110,302nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kirchenpolitik is a German feminine noun meaning “policy (of a state) towards the or a church” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gesamtheit der Maßnahmen staatlicher Instanzen, die die christlichen Kirchen als Institution betreffen”.
What does Kirchenpolitik mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepolicy (of a state) towards the or a church
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gesamtheit der Maßnahmen staatlicher Instanzen, die die christlichen Kirchen als Institution betreffen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Kirchenpolitik?
- /ˈkɪʁçənpoliˌtiːk/
- /ˈkɪʁçənpoliˌtɪk/
- [ˈkɪʁçn̩poliˌtiːk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kirchenpolitik in German?
Kirchenpolitik appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).