established
English
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃt/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: es‧tab‧lished
Verb
established
- simple past tense and past participle of establish
Adjective
established (comparative more established, superlative most established)
- Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
- Of a religion, church etc.: formally recognized by a state as being official within that area.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 731:
- Anglicanism did manage to strengthen its position in the southern English American colonies after Charles II's restoration (even in cosmopolitan New York), gaining established status in six out of the eventual thirteen.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 731:
- (Model, procedure, disease) Explicitly defined, described or recognized as a reference.
Synonyms
- estd. (abbreviation)
Derived terms
- established church
- established suit
- long-established
- well-established
Translations
having been in existence for some time and generally accepted
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defined, described
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