noun
Meaning 1
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism, government, politics
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