Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to or characteristic of Gallicanism.
- adjective Gallic.
- noun A supporter of Gallicanism.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to Gaul or France.
- Specifically, pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church in France. See
Gallicanism . - noun In Roman Catholic theology, one who holds Gallican doctrines. See
Gallicanism .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An adherent to, and supporter of, Gallicanism.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallic; French.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An adherent to, and supporter of,
Gallicanism .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to or characteristic of Gallicanism
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Examples
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We may accept as certain that Aquileia had from the time of the formation of separate rites (fourth century) its own use, that this use was not the same as that of Rome, that probably it was one more variant of the large group of Western Rites, connected by (Eastern?) origin, which we call Gallican, that it was probably really related to the old Milanese Rite and perhaps still more to that of Ravenna.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 16 [Supplement] 1840-1916 1913
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It should be noted that the name Gallican has also been applied to two other uses: (1) a French use introduced by the Normans into
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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Henry might call a Gallican synod, instead of allowing the French ecclesiastics to attend, unless the Lutherans were also represented.
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The latter has been called Gallican and attributed to the Province of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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In Western Europe the first attempt to give a symbolical meaning to the vestments of the Mass is found in what is called the Gallican explanation of the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913
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From these four types -- of Antioch, Alexandria, Rome, and the so-called Gallican Rite -- all liturgies still used are derived.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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Liturgies are all modifications of a common type; they may all be classed together as forms of what is known as the Gallican Rite.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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What are called Gallican ideas are ever sprouting up like noxious weeds; there is a malcontent
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete Lourdes, Rome and Paris ��mile Zola 1871
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What are called Gallican ideas are ever sprouting up like noxious weeds; there is a malcontent
The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 5 ��mile Zola 1871
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What are called Gallican ideas are ever sprouting up like noxious weeds; there is a malcontent
The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Complete ��mile Zola 1871
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