secular arm
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
secular arm
▶noun the legal authority of the civil power as invoked by the Church to punish offenders.
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secular armConcise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press: secular arm ▶noun the legal authority of the civil power as invoked by the Church to punish offenders. 'secular arm' also found in these Oxford entries:
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