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Canterburianism

Canterburianism noun: synonym of Laudianism.

Noun

Canterburianism (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of Laudianism.
    • The Canterburianism of the times of Charles the First did that hapless monarch much harm.1869, Hugh Miller, First Impressions of England and Its People, page 351
    • An authority on the Scottish Eucharist itself, George R. Burnet, describes tendencies in the Communion office of 1637 that would have alarmed opponents of Canterburianism: Internally, the most significant contrasts to the English Prayer Book related to the Communion office.1968, Edward Clowes Chorley, Walter Herbert Stowe, Lawrence L. Brown, Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church, page 109
    Synonyms:
    Laudianism

Synonyms of Canterburianism

Origin of Canterburianism

From Canterburian + -ism.

Questions about Canterburianism

What does Canterburianism mean?
Canterburianism means synonym of Laudianism.
What part of speech is Canterburianism?
Canterburianism is a noun.

Words near Canterburianism in the dictionary

  1. cantennas
  2. canter
  3. Cantera
  4. Canteras
  5. Canterburian
  6. Canterburianism
  7. Canterburians
  8. Canterburie
  9. canterburies
  10. canterbury
  11. Canterbury bells

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