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Meaning of "Erastianism" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ERASTIANISM

Named after Thomas Erastus (1524–83), Swiss theologian to whom such views were attributed.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ERASTIANISM

Erastianism  [ɪˈræstɪəˌnɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ERASTIANISM

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Erastianism is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ERASTIANISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thomas Erastus

Thomas Erastus was a Swiss physician and theologian best known for a posthumously published work in which he argued that the sins of Christians should be punished by the state, and not by the church withholding the sacraments. A generalization of this idea, that the state is supreme in church matters, is known somewhat misleadingly as Erastianism.

Definition of Erastianism in the English dictionary

The definition of Erastianism in the dictionary is the theory that the state should have authority over the church in ecclesiastical matters.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ERASTIANISM


Anglicanism
ˈæŋɡlɪkəˌnɪzəm
antagonism
ænˈtæɡəˌnɪzəm
creationism
kriːˈeɪʃəˌnɪzəm
exhibitionism
ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃəˌnɪzəm
expansionism
ɪkˈspænʃəˌnɪzəm
expressionism
ɪkˈsprɛʃəˌnɪzəm
hedonism
ˈhiːdəˌnɪzəm
humanism
ˈhjuːməˌnɪzəm
humanitarianism
hjuːˌmænɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm
impressionism
ɪmˈprɛʃəˌnɪzəm
isolationism
ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃəˌnɪzəm
mechanism
ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm
microorganism
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈɔːɡəˌnɪzəm
modernism
ˈmɒdəˌnɪzəm
organism
ˈɔːɡəˌnɪzəm
reductionism
rɪˈdʌkʃəˌnɪzəm
Satanism
ˈseɪtəˌnɪzəm
urbanism
ˈɜːbəˌnɪzəm
vegetarianism
ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm
Zionism
ˈzaɪəˌnɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ERASTIANISM

Erasmus
Erastian
erasure
erathem
Erato
Eratosthenes
erbia
Erbil
erbium
ERCP
ERDF
ere
Erebus
Erechtheion
Erechtheum
Erechtheus

WORDS THAT END LIKE ERASTIANISM

authoritarianism
Confucianism
coping mechanism
defence mechanism
equestrianism
Exchange Rate Mechanism
feminism
hooliganism
lesbianism
libertarianism
Lutheranism
New Urbanism
paganism
Pan-Africanism
safety mechanism
support mechanism
totalitarianism
unitarianism
utopianism
veganism
volcanism

Synonyms and antonyms of Erastianism in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Erastianism» into 25 languages

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கிறித்தவக் கோயிலை விட அரசே வலிமை வாய்ந்தது என்னும் கோட்பாடு
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युरोपियन धर्म
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Erastianism
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Erastianism
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Trends of use of Erastianism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ERASTIANISM»

The term «Erastianism» is used very little and occupies the 186.645 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ERASTIANISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Erastianism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ERASTIANISM»

Discover the use of Erastianism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Erastianism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Erastianism and Divine Right
This is a new release of the original 1939 edition.
Edward Allen Whitney, 2013
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A Milton Encyclopedia
[RMa] ERASTIANISM, the doctrine named for Thomas Erastus (1524-1583), Swiss theologian, asserting the power of the state over the church. Hooker accepted the theory in his Ecclesiastical Polity, as did the Tudors and Stuarts in practice.
William Bridges Hunter, 1983
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The London and Edinburgh magazine
ever, a very different thing from making him a Church ruler. The Establishment of the Church — or the magistrate's duty to"" protect, promote, and forward religion" — does not imply Erastianism — the negation of Church-government, or the ...
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Thomas Erastus and the Palatinate: A Renaissance Physician ...
Erastianism” connotes a general “ascendancy of the state over church in ecclesiastical matters,”3 whose most common reference point is the Anglican Church in the era of Henry VIII. A second usage of the term connects directly to Erastus's ...
Charles Gunnoe, 2010
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Church and State in Old and New Worlds
To this end, the second half of Leviathan is largely concerned with formulating an exaggerated interpretation of Erastianism in which religion in toto is under the complete control of the state. In typically absolutist fashion, Hobbes argued that ...
Hilary M. Carey, John Gascoigne, 2010
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A Confusion of Tongues: Britain's Wars of Reformation, 1625-1642
In the work of a number of scholars, this is described as 'Erastianism': the theory that the 'civil magistrate' was the sole arbiter of religious practice.8 However, the concept of 'Erastianism' has proved capable of a number of definitions, and thus ...
Charles W. A. Prior, 2012
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The Bloomsbury Companion to Hobbes
The most significant cleric among the Anglicans who were unhappy with the substance of English Erastianism were William Laud, archbishop of Canterbury, and his followers, especially the large group of ”Laudians' who controlled the Church ...
S.A. Lloyd, 2013
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The Divine Right of Kings
Was Erastus an Erastian ? The question is not superfluous. For party names are commonly misnomers. And while there is no more frequent term of ecclesiastical vituperation than Erastianism, yet it is hardly unfair to say that many of those who  ...
John Neville Figgis, 1934
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Enemy Combatants, Terrorism, and Armed Conflict Law: A Guide ...
Erastianism is the name usually given in Western accounts to the promotion of a particular religious belief by the state, sometimes for the sake of souls, but more often for this-world effects. Erastianism may be what the United States is presently ...
David K. Linnan, 2008
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The Evangelical Repository
But the popular doctrine of the day, (not generally among Seceders,) is that the judges of the earth have no need of him in their official character and duties; they can be Christians as men; and infidels as rulers, for fear of Erastianism; as if the ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ERASTIANISM»

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Leonard Pitts Jr.: After 150 years, Dixie is still a place apart
... including asserting any protection, a presumption establishing Erastianism. The Constitution itself is protection enough. All that is required is ... «Madison.com, Apr 15»
2
What Newman Would Have Made of Vatican II
The Tracts for the Times were founded on a deadly antagonism to what in these last centuries has been called Erastianism or Cæsarism. «Catholic World Report, Nov 14»
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Plight of Russians who are Catholic
Someone who felt the harm of that Erastianism, the subordination of the Church to the state, was Vladimir Soloviev (1853-1900). Realising that ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 14»
4
Cryptic crossword No 26049
... One doesn't much care to be without it (10); 23 High note needs drink (4); 24 Figure is about 80 chains (6); 25 Gland inclined to Erastianism? «The Guardian, Sep 13»
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Seeing Calvinism from the Inside
Meanwhile, the ambiguity of Anglican theology means Erastianism and accommodation to the dominant culture is more or less a given for ... «First Things, Jun 13»
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Parliament should beware taking a People's Republic of China …
Erastianism, the doctrine that the state should control the Church, always was a heresy, and now is a heresy that has passed its sell-by date by ... «Catholic Herald Online, Nov 12»
7
Women Bishops: It's about the Bible, not fake ideas of progress
That threat of political interference, of naked Erastianism in which the State rules supreme in Church matters, would be angrily resisted if it ... «Virtue Online, Nov 12»
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Catholics should be wary of supporting the Russian Orthodox …
After all, the Orthodox are a 'proper' church even if tainted with erastianism-albeit venerably inherited from Byzantium. Finally, re the PR ... «Catholic Herald Online, Aug 12»
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Uncle Sam Is No Imam
But whether the state might try to dominate religion itself — known in early political theory as Erastianism — was an important concern for ... «New York Times, Feb 12»
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Parliament has the right to decide on 'women bishops': Anglo …
In Newman's day, this Erastianism was particularly dear to the Tories: Mr Field has now shown that here at least there has been an advance ... «Catholic Herald Online, Feb 11»

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