Gallicanism

[ gal-i-kuh-niz-uhm ]

noun

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

Gallicanism

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gallicanism¹

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

Example Sentences

The whole history of Jansenism, Gallicanism, Febronianism and Josephinism, is but the history of human ambition battling against the divine authority of the Sovereign Pontiff.

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Could the Bishop of Orleans be ignorant that Pius ix. has always intended to define this dogma and condemn Gallicanism?

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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.

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He was a defender of Gallicanism—indeed, he was suspected of Jansenist leanings—and a man of great benevolence in private life.

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Gallicanism, the noblest child of Catholicism, is dead before his father, who in his dotage remains obstinately faithful to his principles....

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