Gallicanism

[ gal-i-kuh-niz-uh m ]

/ ˈgæl ɪ kəˌnɪz əm /

noun

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

Compare ultramontanism.

Origin of Gallicanism

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

Example sentences from the Web for gallicanism

Gallicanism is extinct, but results are all against the Reactionary theory.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 65, No. 403, May, 1849 |Various
All forms of Gallicanism were distasteful to Acton, and he looked to the future for the victory of his ideas.

The History of Freedom |John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
Was Rome herself tainted with Gallicanism, and in league with those who had conspired for her destruction?

The History of Freedom |John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
He was a defender of Gallicanism—indeed, he was suspected of Jansenist leanings—and a man of great benevolence in private life.

A Short History of French Literature |George Saintsbury

Now drop your research into Gallicanism and French ecclesiastical history.

Paris Vistas |Helen Davenport Gibbons

British Dictionary definitions for gallicanism

Gallicanism

/ (ˈɡælɪkəˌnɪzəm) /

noun

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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British Dictionary definitions for gallicanism

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