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Cujus Regio, Ejus Religio

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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(Latin: Whose rule, his religion) A phrase summing up the religious peace in Germany after the Reformation. It means that a ruler has the right to determine the religion of his territory. His subjects have the alternative of moving to a section where their religion is supreme. The principle trampled on all rights of conscience.

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Entry for 'Cujus Regio, Ejus Religio'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​c/cujus-regio-ejus-religio.html. 1910.
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