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name
The principle that each individual religious congregation is free from any external ecclesiastical control, as by a bishop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ecclesiastical, history, human-sciences, lifestyle, religion, sciences
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noun
Independence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
An independent territory or state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
freedom from control or influence of another or others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: independence
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: freedom
Narrower terms: autonomy, liberty, autarky, autarchy, self-direction, self-reliance, self-sufficiency, separateness
History
From independent + -cy.
