Gallicanism

American  

[gal-i-kuh-niz-uhm] / ˈgæl ɪ kəˌnɪz əm /

noun

1. the movement or body of doctrines, chiefly associated with the Gallican church, advocating the restriction of papal authority in certain matters.

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Gallicanism British  

/ ˈɡælɪkəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. a movement among French Roman Catholic clergy that favoured the restriction of papal control and greater autonomy for the French church Compare ultramontanism

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Etymology

Origin of Gallicanism

From the French word Gallicanisme, dating back to 1855–60. See Gallican, -ism

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Example Sentences

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Gallicanism

But their attitude toward Rome's authority smacked strongly of the Gallicanism of 300 years ago.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gallicanism had two distinct sides, a constitutional and a dogmatic, though both were generally held together, the second serving as the logical basis of the first.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

From the most cosmopolitan and international of bodies it was fast becoming strongly nationalist, and was the chief center of an Erastian Gallicanism.

From The Age of the Reformation by Preserved Smith

It was an attempt to reform the Church by constitutional principles, and to crush ultramontanism by crushing Gallicanism.

From The History of Freedom by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron Acton

The Bishop of Pistoia set himself deliberately to introduce Jansenism and Gallicanism amongst his clergy.

From History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 1 by James MacCaffrey

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