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Definition of the Act of Supremacy from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the Act of Supremacy  /ði ˌækt əv suˈpreməsi/  /ði ˌækt əv suˈpreməsi/ jump to other results

1. (in England and Wales) an Act of Parliament in 1534 that made King Henry VIII the head of the Church of England. This left the Pope with no power in England.

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