The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gallican \Gal"li*can\, a. [L. Gallicanus: cf. F. gallican.] Of or pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallic; French; as, the Gallican church or clergy.
Gallican \Gal"li*can\, n.
An adherent to, and supporter of, Gallicanism.
--Shipley.
Usage examples of "gallican".
Decimated by the Revolution, the French church changed its complexion so much that the pope was forced to anathematise the entire Gallican hierarchy, refusing to consecrate any new bishops.
The proceedings of the university of Paris and the Gallican church were often prompted by his advice, and are copiously displayed in his theological writings, of which Le Clerc (Bibliotheque Choisie, tom.
Gallican courtier of any period from Louis Treize to Louis Quinze.
The epistle of Pope Martin to Amandus, Gallican bishop, stigmatizes the Monothelites and their heresy with equal virulence, (p.