Gallicanism

== English == === Etymology === From Gallican +‎ -ism. === Noun === Gallicanism (countable and uncountable, plural Gallicanisms) (historical, chiefly Roman Catholicism) 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. Antonyms: anti-Gallicanism, ultramontanism Coordinate term: (Germany) Febronianism (by extension, often derogatory) Support for the autonomy of national churches. (Christianity) A liturgical feature distinctive of the Gallican Rite. ==== Translations ====