caesaropapism

See also: Caesaropapism

English

Etymology

From caesaro- +‎ papism.

Noun

caesaropapism (plural caesaropapisms)

The combination of state (originally imperial) power with religious authority; state authority over ecclesiastical matters.
- 2016, Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire, Penguin 2017, p. 148:
  Shari'a civil law and Ottoman secular fiscal and administrative practice were all combined with Byzantine Caesaropapism, entrenching the ruler as legislator and inhibiting the transition to the rule of law ultimately made in the Empire.

Related terms

caesaropapist

Translations

the doctrine that the state has authority over the church in ecclesiastical matters

Chinese:
Mandarin: 政教合一 (zh)
French: césaropapisme (fr) m
German: Cäsaropapismus m

Hungarian: cezaropapizmus (hu)
Italian: cesaropapismo m
Polish: cezaropapizm m

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