Erastian

//ɪˈɹastɪən// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A follower of Thomas Erastus.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to Thomas Erastus (1524–1583), Swiss physician and theologian, or his doctrines, associated with the idea that the State should have supremacy in ecclesiastical matters. historical, not-comparable

    "Napoleon may not have believed in God, but he certainly believed in the desirability of religion, and, while his outlook was naturally Erastian, he was anxious from the first to restore normal relations with the Papacy."

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apocryphalerroneousfallaciousheretichereticalheterodox

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"Napoleon may not have believed in God, but he certainly believed in the desirability of religion, and, while his outlook was naturally Erastian, he was anxious from the first to restore normal relations with the Papacy."

Etymology

From Erast(us) + -ian.

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