ecclesiastics

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Ecclesiastics have pointed with pride to the fact that he is the son of the late Archbishop of York.

From Time Magazine Archive

To remedy these and other ills, Pope Pius instructed the bishops: "Ecclesiastics and laymen must be made to know that the church and her bishops are authorized to ... exact ecclesiastical discipline."

From Time Magazine Archive

Ecclesiastics, soldiers in active service, and persons receiving emolument from public funds are debarred from these offices.

From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John

Ecclesiastics were charged with the management of secular as well as spiritual matters, for it was the genius of Spain to govern by the priest.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862 by Various

The best commentary on these texts is that no Revising Committee of Ecclesiastics has found it necessary to make any suggestions as to whom the commandments are addressed.

From The Woman's Bible by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady