Erastian
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
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
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