GALLICAN
relating to the ancient church of gaul or france.
of or holding a doctrine (reaching its peak in the 17th century) which asserted the freedom of the roman catholic church in france and elsewhere from the ecclesiastical authority of the papacy.
an adherent of the gallican doctrine.
of or holding a doctrine (reaching its peak in the 17th century) which asserted the freedom of the roman catholic church in france and elsewhere from the ecclesiastical authority of the papacy.
an adherent of the gallican doctrine.