A movement or set of ideas supporting limitations on papal power and advocating for church reform in the 18th century.
From 'Febronian' plus the suffix '-ism' (doctrine, system, or movement), creating a noun for this specific theological and political movement in religious history.
Febronianism gained huge influence among German and Austrian bishops who wanted independence from Rome—it's basically the 18th-century version of arguing that branches of an organization should have more power than headquarters!
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