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oath of allegiance
oath of allegiance. Following the Remonstrance controversy of the 1660s there were various attempts over the century that followed to agree a formula whereby Catholics could attest their loyalty to the monarch. Such a formula, it was argued by Protestant supporters, would make it possible to progress from the indiscriminate, and slackly enforced, penal laws to measures that would discriminate effectively between loyal and disloyal Catholics. Although the idea had some appeal to the Catholic gentry, the clergy were held back both by scruples over the claims of the exiled Stuarts (see jacobitism) and by the fear that explicitly to repudiate doctrines such as the power of the pope to depose heretical princes might give credence to Protestant charges that these were in fact Catholic doctrine. In 1774 an act of the Irish parliament permitted Catholics to swear allegiance to the king and to make a declaration disavowing the pope's deposing power and the doctrine that faith need not be kept with heretics. The Catholic archbishop of Cashel and several bishops, mainly in Munster, took the oath along with their clergy, while the archbishop of Dublin condemned it as unacceptable. The Catholic Committee likewise split into jurors and non‐jurors. The controversy was effectively ended when the first Catholic Relief Act (1778) restricted its provisions to those who had taken the oath, leading opponents quietly to drop their objections.
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"oath of allegiance." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "oath of allegiance." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-oathofallegiance.html "oath of allegiance." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-oathofallegiance.html |
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oath of allegiance
oath of allegiance, prescribed in article 4 of the Anglo‐Irish treaty for members of the Irish Free State parliament. In form it differed from that of the other dominions: ‘faith and allegiance’ were sworn primarily to the constitution; fidelity to the king was sworn by virtue of common citizenship with Britain and membership of the Commonwealth. Despite these modifications, the oath was the treaty provision most resented by opponents. Attempts were made to exclude it from the draft constitution but after pressure from British ministers it was incorporated into article 17. Following the Electoral Amendment Act (1927), de Valera was forced reluctantly to take the oath and enter the Dáil. When he came to power in 1932 he immediately introduced a bill to abolish the oath, which contributed to the start of the Economic War. Rejected by the Senate, the bill became law in 1933.
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"oath of allegiance." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "oath of allegiance." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-oathofallegiance1.html "oath of allegiance." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-oathofallegiance1.html |
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oath of allegiance
oath of allegiance an oath required of military personnel and other citizens pledging fealty and support to the state (or occasionally, to an individual leader, cause, or non-governmental organization).
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"oath of allegiance." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "oath of allegiance." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-oathofallegiance.html "oath of allegiance." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-oathofallegiance.html |
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Allegiance, Oath of
Allegiance, Oath of. The oath of fidelity and true allegiance to the Sovereign taken by holders of clerical office in the C of E.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Allegiance, Oath of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Allegiance, Oath of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-AllegianceOathof.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Allegiance, Oath of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-AllegianceOathof.html |
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