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Longstanding vs Established - What's the difference?

longstanding | established |

As adjectives the difference between longstanding and established

is that longstanding is having persisted for an extended period of time while established is of a religion, church etc: formally recognized by a state as being official within that area.

As a verb established is

(establish).

longstanding

English

Alternative forms

* long-standing

Adjective

(-)
  • Having persisted for an extended period of time.
  • :After many years the longstanding disagreement broke into open legal action.

    • established

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (establish)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • 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.
  • (Model, procedure, disease) Explicitly defined, described or recognized as a reference.

    • Derived terms

    * established church * long-established

    Synonyms

    * (abbreviation)