cae·sa·ro·pa·pism
| \ ¦sēzə(ˌ)rōˈpāˌpizəm\
plural -s
Definition of caesaropapism
1
: exercise of supreme authority over ecclesiastical matters by a secular ruler
2
: government in which the church is subordinate to the state or a secular ruler — compare byzantinism , erastianism
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