caesaropapism

Definitions

1. The combination of state (originally imperial) power with religious authority; state authority over ecclesiastical matters.
   countable, uncountable
2. Alternative letter-case form of caesaropapism.
   alt-of, uncountable

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Examples

“Shari'a civil law and Ottoman secular fiscal and administrative practice were all combined with Byzantine Caesaropapism, entrenching the ruler as legislator and inhibiting the transition to the rule⟳ of law ultimately made in the Empire.”

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