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Blanchardism

Blanchardism noun: a Catholic schism that emerged in the early 19th century among exiled French clergy who, having fled to England after the French Revolution, opposed the Concordat of 1801, an agreement between Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII that sought national reconciliation between the revolutionaries and the Church.

Noun

Blanchardism (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A Catholic schism that emerged in the early 19th century among exiled French clergy who, having fled to England after the French Revolution, opposed the Concordat of 1801, an agreement between Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII that sought national reconciliation between the revolutionaries and the Church.
    • In these he concurs with the Irish Bishops in their condemnation of Blanchardism, […]1862, F. C. Husenbeth, The Life of the Right Rev. John Milner, page 229
    • The schism of the Petite Eglise, or Blanchardism as it was called in England, was a terrible blow to him.1867 May, “'He Went About Doing Good'”, in The Catholic World, page 265

Origin of Blanchardism

From Blanchard + -ism, after Pierre-Louis Blanchard (1758–1826), a French priest and polemicist, one of the leaders of the movement.

Questions about Blanchardism

What does Blanchardism mean?
Blanchardism means a Catholic schism that emerged in the early 19th century among exiled French clergy who, having fled to England after the French Revolution, opposed the Concordat of 1801, an agreement between Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII that sought national reconciliation between the revolutionaries and the Church.
What part of speech is Blanchardism?
Blanchardism is a noun.

Words near Blanchardism in the dictionary

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