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Gelasian diarchy

Gelasian diarchy is the alternative spelling of Gelasian dyarchy.

Meaning of Gelasian dyarchy

Noun

Gelasian dyarchy (uncountable)

  1. The doctrine, traced back to Pope Gelasius I, that there are two authorities governing human affairs, the spiritual authority of the church and the temporal authority of the empire or secular government.
    • Father Murray is concerned to restate the Gelasian dyarchy in democratic terms.1953, Religion in Life, volume 23, page 178

Questions about Gelasian diarchy

What is Gelasian diarchy the alternative spelling of?
Gelasian diarchy is the alternative spelling of Gelasian dyarchy.

Words near Gelasian diarchy in the dictionary

  1. gelant
  2. Gelantipy
  3. gelants
  4. Gelao
  5. Gelasian
  6. Gelasian diarchy
  7. Gelasian dualism
  8. Gelasian dyarchy
  9. Gelasius
  10. gelasma
  11. gelast

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