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E·ras·ti·an [ i rástee ən, i ráschən ] (plural E·ras·ti·ans)


noun 
Definition:
 
believer in state's authority over church: somebody who believes that a state has authority over the church in ecclesiastical matters

[Mid-17th century. After Thomas Erastus (1524-1583), Swiss-German theologian]

E·ras·ti·an adjective
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