Henricianismn.
/hɛnˈrɪʃ(ɪ)ənɪz(ə)m/, /hɛnˈrɪʃn̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /hɛnˈrɪʃənˌɪzəm/ 1. The doctrines of Henry of Lausanne, an anticlerical itinerant preacher active in southern France in the first half of the 12th cent. (cf. Henrician adj. 2). Also: a movement advocating or adhering to these doctrines.
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1866 J. C. Robertson Hist. Christian Church III. 633/1 (index) Bernard, abbot of Clairvaux..puts down Henricianism.
1972 Traditio 28 456 Henry was persuaded to leave Toulouse, although..Henricianism continued to flourish after his departure.
2. The ecclesiastical policy or reforms of Henry VIII of England. Cf. Henrician adj. 3.Henry VIII passed various Acts of Parliament which contributed to establishing the Church of England as a Protestant national church. In 1534, the Act of Supremacy established Henry VIII as the supreme head of the Church of England and excluded the authority of the Pope.
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Henricianism1894
1894 Church Times 5 Jan. 10/3 The Church of England never became ‘Henricianism’, as one of the Roman perverts called her, nor ‘Cranmerism’.
1900 F. W. Maitland Coll. Papers (1911) III. 159 Calvin had spoken ill of Henricianism.
2015 P. Marshall Oxf. Illustr. Hist. Reformation vi. 197 ‘Henricianism’ was more like Lutheranism without justification by faith than it was like Catholicism without the pope.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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