Definition of Galicanism
Gallicanism, the name given to the contention of the
Gallican Church (q. v.).
- Wikipedia
Gal"li*can*ism (?), 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. Schaff-Herzog Encyc.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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