- 1. n. The principles, tendencies, or action of those, within the Roman Catholic Church in France, who (esp. in 1682) sought to restrict the papal authority in that country and increase the power of the national church. Source: opted
- 2. n. a religious movement originating among the French Roman Catholic clergy that favored the restriction of papal control and the achievement by each nation of individual administrative autonomy of the church Source: wordnet
- 3. The principles, tendencies, or action of those, within the Roman Catholic Church in France, who (esp. in 1682) sought to restrict the papal authority in that country and increase the power of the national church. Schaff-Herzog Encyc. Source: webster
- 4. The principles, tendencies, or action of those, within theRoman Catholic Church in France, who (esp. in 1682) sought torestrict the papal authority in that country and increase the powerof the national church. Schaff-Herzog Encyc. Source: adambom
- 5. n a religious movement originating among the French Roman Catholic clergy that favored the restriction of papal control and the achievement by each nation of individual administrative autonomy of the church Source: ecdict
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