prelatisms
/ˈprɛləˌtɪzəmz/
noun
- Plural of prelatism; multiple instances or forms of prelatical church government, or the practices and doctrines associated with prelatism.
- The history of Christianity includes various prelatisms, from Roman Catholicism to Anglicanism.
- The council rejected all prelatisms in favor of a simpler church structure.
- He studied the different prelatisms that emerged after the Reformation.