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The doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters
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byzantinism
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Byzantinism \Byzantinism\ n. The doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters. Syn: Erastianism, Caesaropapism.
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Byzantinism (or Byzantism ) is the political system and culture of the Byzantine Empire , and its spiritual successors, in particular, the Christian Balkan states and Russia . The term byzantinism itself was coined in the 19th century. The term has primarily ...
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Then we could at last breathe in this part of Europe , for Byzantinism has played a frightful role .