caesaropapism
Syllables: cae·sar·o·pap·i·sm/ˌsiːzəɹəʊˈpeɪpɪzm̩/US/ˌsiːzəɹoʊˈpeɪpɪz(ə)m/
caesaropapism noun: the combination of state (originally imperial) power with religious authority; state authority over ecclesiastical matters.
Noun (1)
caesaropapism (countable and uncountable, plural caesaropapisms)
- The combination of state (originally imperial) power with religious authority; state authority over ecclesiastical matters.
- Shari'a civil law and Ottoman secular fiscal and administrative practice were all combined with Byzantine Caesaropapism, entrenching the ruler as legislator and inhibiting the transition to the rule of law ultimately made in the Empire.2016, Peter H[amish] Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire: A Thousand Years of Europe’s History, London: Allen Lane, Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 148
- Synonyms:
- caesaropapacy, caesaropapalism, caesaropopism
Noun (2) capitalized: Caesaropapism
Caesaropapism (uncountable)
- Alternative letter-case form of caesaropapism.
caesaropapism meaning in Indonesian and Thai
caesaropapism in Indonesian
- combination of state (originally imperial) power with religious authority; state authority over ecclesiastical matters
- kaesaropapisme
caesaropapism in Thai
- combination of state (originally imperial) power with religious authority; state authority over ecclesiastical matters
- จักรพรรดิสันตะปาปานิยม
Synonyms of caesaropapism
Forms of caesaropapism
| plural | caesaropapisms |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Caesaro-Papism |
| alternative form | Caesaro-papism |
| alternative form | caesaro-papism |
| alternative form | Caesaropapism |
| alternative form | Cæsaro-Papism |
| alternative form | Cæsaro-papism |
| alternative form | cæsaro-papism |
| alternative form | Cæsaropapism |
| alternative form | cæsaropapism |
| alternative form | Cesaro-Papism |
| alternative form | Cesaro-papism |
| alternative form | cesaro-papism |
| alternative form | Cesaropapism |
| alternative form | cesaropapism |
Origin of caesaropapism
From caesar + -o- + papism, probably modelled after New Latin caesaro-papia, coined by the German ecclesiastical jurist Justus Henning Böhmer (1674–1749) in his work Jus ecclesiasticum Protestantium (Ecclesiastical Law of the Protestants, 1714–1736).
Words formed from caesaropapism
Questions about caesaropapism
- What does caesaropapism mean?
- Caesaropapism means the combination of state (originally imperial) power with religious authority; state authority over ecclesiastical matters.
- What is caesaropapism in Indonesian?
- Caesaropapism in Indonesian is kaesaropapisme. See Caesaropapism meaning in Indonesian.
- What part of speech is caesaropapism?
- Caesaropapism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce caesaropapism?
- Caesaropapism is pronounced /ˌsiːzəɹəʊˈpeɪpɪzm̩/ (UK).
- What is the plural of caesaropapism?
- The plural of caesaropapism is caesaropapisms.
Words near caesaropapism in the dictionary
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