Power of the keys

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(Eccl.)

the authority claimed by the ministry in some Christian churches to administer the discipline of the church, and to grant or withhold its privileges; - so called from the declaration of Christ, "I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven."

- Matt. xvi. 19.

See also: Key

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