English Explanatory Dictionary

caesaropapism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The combination of state (originally imperial) power with religious authority; state authority over ecclesiastical matters.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of caesaropapism.

Pronunciation

/ˌsiːzəɹəʊˈpeɪpɪzm̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-caesaropapism.wav /ˌsiːzəɹoʊˈpeɪpɪz(ə)m/

Word forms

caesaropapism caesaropapisms Caesaro-Papism Cæsaro-Papism Cæsaropapism Cesaro-Papism Cesaropapism

Etymology

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).

Synonyms

caesaropapacy caesaropapalism caesaropopism

Related words

state church

Derived words

caesaropapist
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