English-Thai Dictionary
gallican
A เกี่ยวกับ ฝรั่งเศส
gallicanism
N ลัทธิ ที่ สนับสนุนให้ ลด อำนาจ ของ สันตะปาปา
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
GALLICAN
a.[L. gallicus, from Gallia, Gaul. ] Pertaining to Gaul or France; as the Gallican church or clergy.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GALLICAN
Gal "li *can, a. Etym: [L. Gallicanus: cf. F. gallican. ]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallic; French; as, the Gallican church or clergy.
GALLICAN
GALLICAN Gal "li *can, n.
Defn: An adherent to, and supporter of, Gallicanism. Shipley.
GALLICANISM
GALLICANISM Gal "li *can *ism, n.
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Gallican
Gal li can |ˈgalikən ˈɡæləkən | ▶adjective 1 of or relating to the ancient Church of Gaul or France. 2 of or holding a doctrine (reaching its peak in the 17th century ) that asserted the freedom of the Roman Catholic Church in France and elsewhere from the ecclesiastical authority of the papacy. Compare with ultramontane. ▶noun an adherent of the Gallican doctrine. DERIVATIVES Gal li can ism |-ˌnizəm |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French gallican, or from Latin Gallicanus, from Gallicus (see Gallic ).
Oxford Dictionary
Gallican
Gallican |ˈgalɪk (ə )n | ▶adjective 1 relating to the ancient Church of Gaul or France. 2 of or holding a doctrine (reaching its peak in the 17th century ) which asserted the freedom of the Roman Catholic Church in France and elsewhere from the ecclesiastical authority of the papacy. Compare with ultramontane. ▶noun an adherent of the Gallican doctrine. DERIVATIVES Gallicanism noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French gallican, or from Latin Gallicanus, from Gallicus (see Gallic ).
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