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Laudianism the policies and practices of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury and opponent of Puritanism, especially his assertion that the Church of England preserves more fully than the Roman communion the orthodoxy of the early Christian church, his support of the divine right of kings and bishops, and his infiuence upon an architecture blending Gothic and Renaissance motifs. — Laudian, n., adj. See also: ProtestantismHow to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the end, he sketches out a "subversive" Puritanism at play in Norwich culture, whose adherents become alienated by the Laudianism of the Caroline Church. In Herrick's poems about diminutive fairies, the "active royalism" [44] of his panegyric mode and the Laudianism of his devotional and festive verses are mocked. If this looks like the leading edge of Laudianism or |
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