Gallicanism
noun
Gallicanism is spelled G-A-L-L-I-C-A-N-I-S-M: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Gallicanism means “The doctrine that the church of France is autonomous, especially in relation to the pope; also, the intellectual movement in support of this doctrine…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Gallicanism is Gallicanisms.
How many letters and syllables are in Gallicanism?
| Letters | 11: G-A-L-L-I-C-A-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Gallicanism?
Gallicanism appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of Gallicanism
- Gallicanisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Gallicanism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The doctrine that the church of France is autonomous, especially in relation to the pope; also, the intellectual movement in support of this doctrine and the policies expressing it.
- 2
derogatorySupport for the autonomy of national churches.
- 3
A liturgical feature distinctive of the Gallican Rite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gallicanism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense doctrine of autonomy of the French church:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gallicanisme |
| German | Gallikanismus |
| Spanish | galicanismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Gallicanism come from?
From Gallican + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).