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BYZANTINISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Byzantinism mean?
• BYZANTINISM (noun)
The noun BYZANTINISM has 1 sense:
1. the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters
Familiarity information: BYZANTINISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
Byzantinism; Caesaropapism; Erastianism
Hypernyms ("Byzantinism" is a kind of...):
theological doctrine (the doctrine of a religious group)
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