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ecclesiastic

[ih-klee-zee-as-tik] / ɪˌkli ziˈæs tɪk /


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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

“Assuming our right to decide and dissent with the ecclesiastic hierarchy allows us, as Catholics who embrace our faith, to make decisions in freedom and choose our own life project,” said activist Maribel Luna.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2023

“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

Nuns are obliged to wear their ecclesiastic clothes at all times.

From The Guardian • Oct. 7, 2019

Mar ——, Bishop of ——, mentioned previously as a fugitive from his diocese, is a fine, pleasant-looking middle-aged man, more like a sailor than an ecclesiastic.

From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)




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