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Gallicanism in a sentence

Gallicanism meaning

  1. The doctrine that the church of France is autonomous, especially in relation to the pope; also, the intellectual movement in support of this doctrine and the policies expressing it.
  2. Support for the autonomy of national churches.
  3. A liturgical feature distinctive of the Gallican Rite.

Synonyms of Gallicanism

religious movement

Related words

Other words often associated with Gallicanism or its synonyms:

movement front

Using Gallicanism

  • The main meaning on this page is: The doctrine that the church of France is autonomous, especially in relation to the pope; also, the intellectual movement in support of this doctrine and the policies expressing it. | Support for the autonomy of national churches. | A liturgical feature distinctive of the Gallican Rite.
  • Useful related words include: religious movement.

Context around Gallicanism

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Gallicanism

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

bishops and gallicanism was dead 1× louis over gallicanism and criticised 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

even while french 1× in the long 1×

Common sentence endings:

gallicanism was dead 1× use of violence 1×

Words around Gallicanism

Just before it in the word index:

gallican 8 gallic 59 galliard 10 galliano 20 galliagh 3 gallia 24

Just after it in the word index:

gallico 4 gallicus 4 gallie 4 gallien 7 gallienus 35 galliers 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Gallicanism

  • In this selection, "gallicanism" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bishops and gallicanism was dead and louis over gallicanism and criticised. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gallicanism" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gallicanism

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Even while French Catholic leaders exulted, Pope Innocent XI still argued with Louis over Gallicanism and criticised the use of violence. (21 words)

In the long run, however, it gained autonomy—for the State no longer had a voice in choosing bishops and Gallicanism was dead. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

In the long run, however, it gained autonomy—for the State no longer had a voice in choosing bishops and Gallicanism was dead. (23 words)

Even while French Catholic leaders exulted, Pope Innocent XI still argued with Louis over Gallicanism and criticised the use of violence. (21 words)

Example sentences (2)

Even while French Catholic leaders exulted, Pope Innocent XI still argued with Louis over Gallicanism and criticised the use of violence.

In the long run, however, it gained autonomy—for the State no longer had a voice in choosing bishops and Gallicanism was dead.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gallicanism" in a sentence?
An example: "Even while French Catholic leaders exulted, Pope Innocent XI still argued with Louis over Gallicanism and criticised the use of violence." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "gallicanism" from authentic English texts.
What does "gallicanism" mean?
Gallicanism means: The doctrine that the church of France is autonomous, especially in relation to the pope; also, the intellectual movement in support of this doctrine and the policies expressing it.
What are synonyms of "gallicanism"?
Common synonyms of "gallicanism" include: religious movement.
How many example sentences with "gallicanism" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "gallicanism", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.