ecclesiastical

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Of or pertaining to the church; as, ecclesiastical architecture
Ecclesiastical means belonging to or connected with the Christian Church. My ambition was to travel upwards in the ecclesiastical hierarchy. relating to the Christian church or its priests (ecclesiasticus, from ekklesia )
{a} of or relating to the church
Pertaining to the Church as an organized body, with stress on its juridical and institutional structure
of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church); "ecclesiastic history
of or pertaining to a church, especially an organized institution
This is an adjective describing anything that has to do with the Church It comes from the Greek word 'ekklesia', which in the New Testament is translated as church Its literal meaning is 'the called-out ones '
Whatever deals or pertains to Church and its life
Of or relating to a church, the organization of the church, or the clergy
of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church); "ecclesiastic history"
pertaining to matters concerning the institutional aspects of the church
pertaining to the church
Of or pertaining to the church; relating to the organization or government of the church; not secular; as, ecclesiastical affairs or history; ecclesiastical courts
{s} of or pertaining to the church
ecclesial
Ecclesiastical Latin
The Latin language as spoken, written, and used in the Christian church and in church services
ecclesiastical attire
attire that is appropriate to wear in a church
ecclesiastical benefice
benefice: an endowed church office giving income to its holder
ecclesiastical heraldry
Arms associated with the administrative and collegiate bodies of a church, particularly the Anglican, Roman Catholic, and Presbyterian churches. Abbeys, priories, and dioceses have their own arms, and high ecclesiastical functionaries have always added their personal arms. See also coat of arms; heraldry
ecclesiastical law
Christian religious law, codex of laws of the Christian religion
ecclesiastical mode
any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until 1600; derived historically from the Greek mode
ecclesiastical province
the district within the jurisdiction of an archbishop or a metropolitan or one of the territorial divisions of an ecclesiastical orderi; "the general of the Jesuits has several provinces under him
ecclesiast
A member of the Athenian Ecclesia
ecclesiast
An ecclesiastic
ecclesiast
The Apocryphal book of Ecclesiasticus
ecclesiastically
In an ecclesiastical manner; according ecclesiastical rules
ecclesiastically
in an ecclesiastic manner; "the candidate was ecclesiastically endorsed"
ecclesiastically
in an ecclesiastic manner
ecclesiastically
in an ecclesiastic manner; "the candidate was ecclesiastically endorsed
ecclesiastically
with reference to the church
ecclesiastical
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