Gallicanism
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Gallicanism
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From Gallican + -ism.
noun Gallicanisms
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The doctrine that the church of France is autonomous, especially in relation to the pope; also, the intellectual movement in support of this doctrine and the policies expressing it.
[…] after being ordained, [Wake] went to Paris in 1682 as chaplain to Viscount Preston. Here Wake came into close touch with Gallicanism […]
Opposite: anti-Gallicanism, ultramontanism
- Support for the autonomy of national churches. Ultramontanism (dominance by the Vatican) conflicted with Gallicanism (freedom from the Vatican) as the Church tried to come to terms with the changes of the nineteenth century.
- A liturgical feature distinctive of the Gallican Rite. It must be remembered that the Gelasian Sacramentary is a Gallican recension of a Roman Sacramentary, and that it abounds in Gallicanisms.
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noun doctrine of autonomy of the French church
| Español | galicanismo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 高卢主义, 限制教皇权力主义, 各国天主教自主主义 |
| Français | gallicanisme |
| Deutsch | Gallikanismus |
| Italiano | gallicanismo |
Talk about this word "Gallicanism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gallicanism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Gallicanism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gallicanism "Gallicanism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gallicanism.Cite this
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