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| E·ras·tian·ism [ i rástee ə nìzzəm ] |
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U.K. theory of state's supremacy over church: the theory that the state, not a church, should have the ultimate authority in ecclesiastical matters
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| [Late 17th century. After Thomas Erastus (1524-1583), Swiss-German theologian] |
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