Gelasian diarchy

A form of Gelasian dyarchy — The doctrine, traced back to Pope Gelasius I, that there are two authorities governing human affairs, the spiritual authority of the church and the temporal authority of the empire or secular government.

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Meanings

nounGelasian diarchy (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of Gelasian dyarchy.
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