What does nicholaism mean?
Nicholaism means the supposed sin of clergy marrying or living with women.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
the supposed sin of clergy marrying or living with women.
1957: Ralph Henry Carless Davis, A history of Medieval Europe, p.239 - What were the trangressions of which he (Gregory VII) was so loudly to proclaim? First there was the sin of nicholaism, or clerical marriage.
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Nicholaism means the supposed sin of clergy marrying or living with women.
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1957: Ralph Henry Carless Davis, A history of Medieval Europe, p.239 - What were the trangressions of which he (Gregory VII) was so loudly to proclaim? First there was the sin of nicholaism, or clerical marriage.
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