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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

“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

In the skies above, a Georgian Orthodox archbishop in full ecclesiastic regalia sat inside a helicopter clutching a framed icon.

From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2020

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

From The Guardian • Oct. 7, 2019

"With all my heart I would fain be reconciled to my stomach, which no longer performs its usual functions," said to an ecclesiastic who asked him if he would be reconciled.

From The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) by Marvin, Frederic Rowland




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