caesaropapism

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Caesaropapism
    n 1: the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in
         ecclesiastical matters [syn: {Erastianism}, {Byzantinism},
         {Caesaropapism}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Caesaropapism \Caesaropapism\ n.
   The doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in
   ecclesiastical matters.

   Syn: Erastianism, Byzantinism.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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