Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gelasian dyarchy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gelasian d-yarchy
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Father Murray is concerned to restate the Gelasian dyarchy in democratic terms."
"Between secularists and anticlericals who would subject the Church to the state or entirely separate the institutions, and fanatical medievalists and curialists who would, against all reasonable hope, cling to their own inaccurate versions of theocracy, the pope steered a middle course that recalled the Gelasian dyarchy."
"Determining the popes’ view of the relationship between church and state was their interpretation of “the Gelasian dyarchy,” the ancient papal teaching that “this world is ruled by two powers.”"

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Gelasian diarchy (alternative)

Phrases

two swords

Frequently Paired Words

two swords

Synonyms

Gelasian dualism

Questions

What does gelasian dyarchy mean?: 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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