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ecclesiastic

[ih-klee-zee-as-tik] / ɪˌkli ziˈæs tɪk /


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One would think that such a noble ecclesiastic gathering would be governed by wisdom and good sense.

From Salon Nov. 22, 2024

“Assuming our right to decide and dissent with the ecclesiastic hierarchy allows us, as Catholics who embrace our faith, to make decisions in freedom and choose our own life project,” said activist Maribel Luna.

From Seattle Times Dec. 16, 2023

“There is nothing of the sour expecting-damnation ecclesiastic about this expostulator,” wrote Variety critic Robert Landry, who had his fill of Bible-thumping evangelists like Billy Sunday, in 1931.

From Slate Jan. 21, 2021

Nuns are obliged to wear their ecclesiastic clothes at all times.

From The Guardian Oct. 7, 2019

Supreme authority resides in the National Synod composed of representatives, lay and ecclesiastic, elected by the provincial synods.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various




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