ecclesiastics

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“So many disloyal actions on the part of ecclesiastics are born of the lack of a sense of having been shown compassion, and by the habit of averting one’s gaze, the habit of indifference.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2019

But everybody comes across as human here: the conniving ecclesiastics who propel Henry into war, the fatuous French Dauphin, the speechifying Welsh Captain Fluellen and Henry's disreputable old chums from his wild youth.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2012

The gold canopy, the procession of ecclesiastics, the charming boys’ choir.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2010

Diplomats, nobles, ecclesiastics, ex-royalty and representatives of reigning royalty filled the stands and ramps of St. Peter's when a glittering procession moved into the Basilica.

From Time Magazine Archive

A law of Constantine accorded, and several later laws enlarged, the power of bequests to ecclesiastics.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole