Caesaropapism

2 definitions found

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

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



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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