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Gallicanism - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Gallicanism : \Gal"li*can*ism\, n.
The principles, tendencies, or action of those, within the
Roman Catholic Church in France, who (esp. in 1682) sought to
restrict the papal authority in that country and increase the
power of the national church. --Schaff-Herzog Encyc.
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