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ecclesiastical

[ih-klee-zee-as-ti-kuhl] / ɪˌkli ziˈæs tɪ kəl /


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The poem survives today because it was copied into certain manuscripts of Ecclesiastical History of the English People, an 8th century history written in Latin by the English monk Bede.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

The Ukrainian clerics’ call for an “International Ecclesiastical Tribunal” was first reported Monday by the Religious Information Service of Ukraine.

From Washington Times • Apr. 11, 2022

All remain standing as the Ecclesiastical Procession leaves by way of the Organ Screen and the North Quire Aisle.

From BBC • May 19, 2018

Toward the end of his life, the young Pope wanted to reconcile with Otto, according to Kevin Madigan, Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Harvard University.

From Time • Jan. 13, 2017

When Bede wrote a history of the church in Britain, the Ecclesiastical History of the English People, he used the new calendar.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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