separation of church and state

noun phrase

: the act or state of keeping government and religion separate from each other

Examples of separation of church and state in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The famous letter, written to the Danbury Baptists, became a pillar of First Amendment law and the basis of many legal arguments about the separation of church and state today. —Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Nov. 2025

What comes next The case could soon land before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, where justices will weigh whether public art that incorporates religious imagery violates the state’s strict constitutional separation of church and state. —Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 16 Nov. 2025

About 55% of Americans say the federal government should enforce the separation of church and state, according to a Pew Research Center survey. —Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025

Plaintiffs who are part of the case filed on Monday released statements calling the Texas law a threat to the separation of church and state. —Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025

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Legal Definition

separation of church and state

: the separation of religion and government mandated under the establishment clause and the free exercise clause of the U.S. Constitution that forbids governmental establishment or preference of a religion and that preserves religious freedom from governmental intrusion