churchdom

Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Churchdom.
Category: 5. Religious institutions
Synonyms:
-nouns
church, churchdom; ministry, apostleship, priesthood, prelacy, hierarchy, church government, christendom, pale of the church., clericalism, sacerdotalism, episcopalianism, ultramontanism; theocracy; ecclesiology, ecclesiologist; priestcraft, odium theologicum., monachism, monachy; monasticism, monkhood., [Ecclesiastical offices and dignities] pontificate, primacy, archbishopric, archiepiscopacy; prelacy; bishopric, bishopdom; episcopate, episcopacy; see, diocese; deanery, stall; canonry, canonicate; prebend, prebendaryship; benefice, incumbency, glebe, advowson, living, cure; rectorship; vicariate, vicarship; deaconry, deaconship; curacy; chaplain, chaplaincy, chaplainship; cardinalate, cardinalship; abbacy, presbytery., holy orders, ordination, institution, consecration, induction, reading in, preferment, translation, presentation., popedom; the Vatican, the apostolic see; religious sects., council; conclave, convocation, synod, consistory, chapter, vestry; sanhedrim, conge d'elire; ecclesiastical courts, consistorial court, court of Arches.
-verbs
call, ordain, induct, prfer, translate, consecrate, present., take orders, take the veil, take vows.
-adjectives
ecclesiastical, ecclesiological; clerical, sacerdotal, priestly, porelatical, pastoral, ministerial, capitular, theocratic; hierarchical, archiepiscopal; episcopal, episcopalian; canonical; monastic, monachal; monkish; abbatial, abbatical; Anglican; pontifical, papal, apostolic; ultramontane, priest-ridden.
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