- cahenslyism
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Cahenslyism — Ca*hens ly*ism, n. (R. C. Ch.) A plan proposed to the Pope in 1891 by P. P. Cahensly, a member of the German parliament, to divide the foreign born population of the United States, for ecclesiastical purposes, according to European nationalities … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cahenslyism — kəˈhenzlēˌizəm, n(t)sl noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Peter P. Cahensly fl 1891 German parliamentarian who proposed the plan + English ism : a movement to divide the foreign born Roman Catholic population of the United States for … Useful english dictionary
Peter Cahensly — Peter Paul Cahensly (1838 1923), a merchant in Limburg an der Lahn, was a member of the German Reichstag and a wealthy Catholic layman. In 1866, claiming that many German immigrants were leaving the Catholic Church in America, he suggested to the … Wikipedia
