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caesaropapism

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cae⋅sa⋅ro⋅pap⋅ism

  [see-zuh-roh-pey-piz-uhm]
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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.
Origin:
1885–90; Caesar + -o- + papism

Related forms:
cae⋅sa⋅ro⋅pap⋅ist, noun, adjective
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caesaropapism

noun
the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters [syn: Erastianism] 
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