Byzantinism

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Byzantinism \Byzantinism\ n.
     The doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in
     ecclesiastical matters.
  
     Syn: Erastianism, Caesaropapism.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Byzantinism
       n : the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in
           ecclesiastical matters [syn: {Erastianism}, {Caesaropapism}]