About The Word Ecclesiastical
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Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Ecclesiastical?
[adj] of or associated with the Christian Church; "ecclesiastic history"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Ecclesiastical: ecclesiastic Related Terms | Find terms related to Ecclesiastical: abbatial | abbatical | apostolic | archiepiscopal | canonical | capitular | capitulary | cathedralesque | cathedral-like | church | churchish | churchlike | churchly | clerical | ecclesiastic | episcopal | episcopalian | evangelistic | ministerial | pantheonic | papal | pastoral | patriarchal | pontifical | prelatial | prelatic | priestish | priestly | priest-ridden | rabbinic | sacerdotal | spiritual | synagogal | synagogical | tabernacular | templelike | theological | ultramontane See Also | Ecclesiastical In Webster's Dictionary \Ec*cle`si*as"tic*al\, a. [See {Ecclesiastical},
a.]
Of or pertaining to the church; relating to the organization
or government of the church; not secular; as, ecclesiastical
affairs or history; ecclesiastical courts.
Every circumstance of ecclesiastical order and
discipline was an abomination. --Cowper.
{Ecclesiastical commissioners for England}, a permanent
commission established by Parliament in 1836, to consider
and report upon the affairs of the Established Church.
{Ecclesiastical courts}, courts for maintaining the
discipline of the Established Church; -- called also
{Christian courts}. [Eng.]
{Ecclesiastical law}, a combination of civil and canon law as
administered in ecclesiastical courts. [Eng.]
{Ecclesiastical modes} (Mus.), the church modes, or the
scales anciently used.
{Ecclesiastical States}, the territory formerly subject to
the Pope of Rome as its temporal ruler; -- called also
{States of the Church}.
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