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caesaropapism.

The combination of state (originally imperial) power with religious authority; state authority over ecclesiastical matters.

13 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌsiːzəɹəʊˈpeɪpɪzm̩/Received-Pronunciation/ˌsiːzəɹoʊˈpeɪpɪz(ə)m/General-American
  1. The combination of state (originally imperial) power with religious authority; state authority over ecclesiastical matters.

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Where this word comes from

From caesar + -o- + papism, probably modelled after New Latin caesaro-papia, coined by the German ecclesiastical jurist Justus Henning Böhmer (1674–1749) in his work Jus ecclesiasticum Protestantium (Ecclesiastical Law of the Protestants, 1714–1736).

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