A confessional state is a state which officially recognises and practices a particular religion, usually accompanied by a public cultus, and at least encourages its citizens to do likewise. Over human history, many states have been confessional states.

What is a confessional government?

March 2017) Confessionalism (Arabic: محاصصة طائفية‎ muḥāṣaṣah ṭā'ifīyah) is a system of government that is a de jure mix of religion and politics. It typically entails distributing political and institutional power proportionally among confessional communities.

Is England a confessional state?

In 1625 England was a Confessional State in which the beliefs of the Church of England set down in the Book of Common Prayer and maintained by the government, a single National Church established and failure to attend it services on a regular basis treated as a crime.