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noun
1.
the possession of supreme authority over church and state by one person, often by a secular ruler.
2.
the supremacy of the state over the church in ecclesiastical matters.
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Caesaropapism
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| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
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| caesaropapism | |
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| the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters [syn: Erastianism] |
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