established en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃt/
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Meanings
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(of practices) Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
Near-synonyms: long-standing, accomplished (of faits accomplis), in place
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(of persons) Having been successful for a long time and therefore recognized and generally respected.
Near-synonym: accomplished
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Of a religion, church etc.: formally recognized by a state as being official within that area.
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, published 2010, page 731:
- Of any social or economic entity: part of the establishment (“groups with socioeconomic power”).
- (qualifier:Model; procedure; disease; Model; procedure; disease) Explicitly defined, described or recognized as a reference.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most established | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more established | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
well-established · unestablished · established church · established suit · nonestablished · established order · long-established
Synonyms
long-standing · estd. · accomplished · accomplished · in place · trite (generally accepted and/or formally recognized)
Translations (35)
mi tūroa (having been in existence for some time and generally accepted) · nn etablert (having been in existence for some time and generally accepted) · da vedtaget (defined, described) · bg установен (having been in existence for some time and generally accepted) · la fundātus (having been in existence for some time and generally accepted) · it accreditato (having been in existence for some time and generally accepted) · sv etablerad (having been in existence for some time and generally accepted) · ms mapan (having been in existence for some time and generally accepted) · tr köklü (having been in existence for some time and generally accepted) · tr köklü (defined, described) · fr établi (defined, described) · da etableret (having been in existence for some time and generally accepted) · hu elfogadott (having been in existence for some time and generally accepted) · hu bevett (having been in existence for some time and generally accepted) · es establecido (defined, described) · hu megállapított (defined, described) · it stabilito (defined, described) · de etabliert (having been in existence for some time and generally accepted) · da hævdvundet (defined, described) · ro stabilit (having been in existence for some time and generally accepted) · ms mantap (having been in existence for some time and generally accepted) · gl establecido (defined, described) · hu meghatározott (defined, described) · la ratus (defined, described) · da fast (defined, described) · tr esaslı (having been in existence for some time and generally accepted) · ar مُتَرَسِّخ (having been in existence for some time and generally accepted) · eo establita (having been in existence for some time and generally accepted) · hi कायम (having been in existence for some time and generally accepted) · pt estabelecido (defined, described) · la statutus (defined, described) · da anerkendt (having been in existence for some time and generally accepted) · ro consacrat (having been in existence for some time and generally accepted) · mi taketake (having been in existence for some time and generally accepted) · nb etablert (having been in existence for some time and generally accepted)