English Explanatory Dictionary

Gelasian dyarchy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

Gelasian dyarchy Gelasian diarchy

Synonyms

Gelasian dualism

Related words

two swords
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