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| Noun | 1. One of the followers of Thomas Erastus, a German physician and theologian of the 16th century. He held that the punishment of all offenses should be referred to the civil power, and that holy communion was open to all. In the present day, an Erastian is one who would see the church placed entirely under the control of the State.[Websters]. | |
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Date "ERASTIAN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1700. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ERASTIAN
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] A follower of one Erastus, the leader of a religious sect, who denied the power of the church to discipline its members. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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