ACT OF SUPREMACY
\ˈakt ɒv suːpɹˈɛməsi], \ˈakt ɒv suːpɹˈɛməsi], \ˈa_k_t ɒ_v s_uː_p_ɹ_ˈɛ_m_ə_s_i]\
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A.D. 1534, 26 Henry VIII., declared the king " the only supreme head on earth of the Church of England, " compelling beneficed ecclesiastics, and laymen holding office under the Crown, to abjure the spiritual as well as the temporal jurisdiction of Rome.
By Henry Percy Smith
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].