(n.) The principles of those within the Roman Catholic Church who maintain extreme views favoring the pope's supremacy; - so used by those living north of the Alps in reference to the Italians; - rarely used in an opposite sense, as referring to the views of those living north of the Alps and opposed to the papal claims. Cf. Gallicanism.
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