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| ter·ri·to·ri·al·ism [ tèrrə táwree ə lìzzəm ] |
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1. system with landowners holding power: a social system in which the landowners hold or control most of the positions of power and authority
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2. state regulation of religious practices: a system of civil government in which the citizens of a territory are penalized unless they adopt the same religion as their civil ruler. Historically it is associated particularly with the Lutheran Church in Germany.
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