# phyletism

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The doctrine and practice of organizing churches along exclusive and nationalist lines, condemned as heretical by the Council of Constantinople in 1872.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Greek φυλετισμός (fyletismós), from φυλέτης (fylétis, “tribesman”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism”).

## Source
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