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

The choice was not unexpected among either ecclesiastics or London bookmakers, who were giving Coggan 2 to 1 odds at the time of his nomination.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hilda exercised great influence in Northumbria, and ecclesiastics from all over Christian England and from Strathclyde and Dalriada visited her monastery.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various