Erastianism

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(i ras′chə niz′əm, -tē ə niz′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
E•ras•tian•ism  (i ras′chə niz′əm, -tē ə niz′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Religionthe doctrine, advocated by Thomas Erastus, of the supremacy of the state over the church in ecclesiastical matters.
  • Erastian + -ism 1675–85

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