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Gallican: Meaning and Definition of

Gal•li•can

Pronunciation: (gal'i-kun), [key]
— adj.
  1. Gallic; French.
    1. of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church in France.
    2. of or pertaining to a school or party of French Roman Catholics, before 1870, advocating the restriction of papal authority in favor of the authority of general councils, the bishops, and temporal rulers.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
gallic acid Gallicanism
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