Erastianism
the doctrine, advocated by Thomas Erastus, of the supremacy of the state over the church in ecclesiastical matters.
Origin of Erastianism
1Words Nearby Erastianism
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How to use Erastianism in a sentence
What is known as “Erastianism” would be better connected with the name of Grotius.
In the sixteenth century there was a vast renaissance of this latter system in a new dress called Erastianism.
The Religious Persecution in France 1900-1906 | Jane Milliken Napier BrodheadUnder its lordly bewitchery, Erastianism prevails in the Established Churches of the kingdom.
The Covenants And The Covenanters | VariousThis extreme Erastianism had its roots in Indian as well as Chinese ideas.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 (of 3) | Charles EliotErastianism is so called from Erastus, a German heretic of the sixteenth century.
British Dictionary definitions for Erastianism
/ (ɪˈræstɪəˌnɪzəm) /
the theory that the state should have authority over the church in ecclesiastical matters
Origin of Erastianism
1Derived forms of Erastianism
- Erastian, noun, adjective
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