n.
Pronunciation: i- ' ras-t ē - ə n, - ' ras-ch ə n
Function: adjective
Etymology: Thomas Erastus † 1583 Swiss physician and Zwinglian theologian
Date: 1773
: of, characterized by, or advocating the doctrine of state supremacy in ecclesiastical affairs
– Erastian noun
– Eras · tian · ism \ - ˌ ni-z ə m \ noun