Byzantinism

American  

[biz-uhn-tee-niz-uhm, -tahy-, bahy-zuhn-, bih-zan-tuh-] / ˈbɪz ən tiˌnɪz əm, -taɪ-, ˈbaɪ zən-, bɪˈzæn tə- /

noun

Eastern Church.

1. caesaropapism, especially before the Great Schism of 1054.

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Etymology

Origin of Byzantinism

First recorded in 1850–55; Byzantine + -ism

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Byzantinism

At first, one might suppose a device like the 12th century perfume burner from the Treasury of St. Mark's was the very essence of Byzantinism.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yet local art in Venice was no outcome of Byzantinism.

From The Venetian School of Painting by Evelyn March Phillipps

Vorwärts, the leading Social Democratic daily, said that Social Democrats have nothing to do with such a display of "Byzantinism."

From Socialism and Democracy in Europe by Samuel P. Orth

The three together make up the thing which has received the name of Byzantinism.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Thomas W. Allies

Footnote 1026: Is this another trace of "Byzantinism"?

From Henry VIII. by A. F. (Albert Frederick) Pollard

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