secular ruler

collocation in English

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secular
adjective
uk
/ˈsek.jə.lər/us
/ˈsek.jə.lɚ/
not having any connection ...
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ruler
noun[C]
uk
/ˈruː.lər/us
/ˈruː.lɚ/
the leader of ...
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(Definition ofsecularandrulerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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From the outset, the motet explicitly aligns the potential merits of thesecularrulerwith those of his sacred counterpart.
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At first sight these claims appear to have been religious, but his demand (2) and reasoning (c) and (d) show his ambitions were to become thesecularruler.
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Royal capitularies and conciliar decrees laid down that the translation of relics needed the permission of thesecularrulerand of the ecclesiastical authorities.
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If however asecularrulercontrols the religious hierarchy, he can use it to legitimate his own authority.
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Conversely, ministers of the spiritual good are to subject themselves to the authority of secular rulers.
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This practice had become common because often the prelates and secular rulers were also participants in public life.
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At the same time it must be remembered that the bishops, although also secular rulers, had a difficult position in regard to spiritual matters.
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Throughout history, the lords of the town and castle were often changed under ecclesiastical and secular rulers of the day.
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At stake was the question of who had the right to invest bishops with their offices- secular rulers or churchmen, kings or popes.
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Among secular rulers the welcome given to it was even less equivocal.
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In the eleventh century the secular rulers had a habit of appointing who they wanted to fill vacant church positions.
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Martin tells how the early popes were chosen, including how many were appointed by secular rulers until the invention of the conclave.
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During the 19th century there were several attempts to erect secular symbols such as pyramids, obelisks or flags instead of crosses, usually dedicated to secular rulers.
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The medieval church upheld him as a paragon of virtue while secular rulers invoked him as a prototype, a point of reference, and the symbol of imperial legitimacy and identity.
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