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

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

In a line with Jansenism as a force destructive of the influence of Catholic grace upon modern life was the movement of Gallicanism.

From The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe by Francis A. (Francis Aloysius) Cunningham

The denial of papal institution was in the spirit of Gallicanism; and the principle of election had a great tradition in its favour, and needed safeguards.

From Lectures on the French Revolution by John Neville Figgis

Port-Royal came to an end in 1709, Quietism had finished in 1698, and Gallicanism itself, the great religion of the throne, had been placed at the feet of the pope by the king in 1693.

From Priests, Women, and Families by Jules Michelet

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