monarchial
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Meaning
Monarchic.
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While Ignatius of Antioch offers the earliest clear description of monarchial bishops (a single bishop over all house churches in a city) he is an advocate of monepiscopal structure rather than describing an accepted reality.
He justified small outbreaks of rebellion as necessary to get monarchial regimes to amend oppressive measures compromising popular liberties.
In some strips the king is elected to his monarchial position (albeit through rigged ballots).
Liberal republics render Along with these initial republican revolts, early modern Europe also saw a great increase in monarchial power.
Other contemporary Christian writers do not describe monarchial bishops, either continuing to equate them with the presbyters or speaking of episkopoi (bishops, plural) in a city.