ecclesiastic

Example Sentences

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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

"Pray, Monsieur de St. Helie," he exclaimed, turning to the other ecclesiastic who followed, "Pray, exhort these men--you are so eloquent!"

From The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)