Erastian

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adjective

Eras·​tian i-ˈra-stē-ən 

-ˈras-chən

: of, characterized by, or advocating the doctrine of state supremacy in ecclesiastical affairs

Erastian noun

Erastianism

i-ˈra-stē-ə-ˌni-zəm 

-ˈras-chə-

noun

Erastianism

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noun

Eras·​tian·​ism -10 nizəm 

plural -s

: the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical affairs compare byzantinism , caesaropapism

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Thomas Erastus †1583 Swiss physician and Zwinglian theologian

First Known Use

Adjective

1773, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Erastian

• bastion