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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

In an extraordinary display of papal power, Francis last November fired the Caritas secretary general, Aloysius John; the Caritas president, Filipino Cardinal Antonio Tagle; and Tagle’s vice presidents, the treasurer and ecclesiastic assistant.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 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

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

The edict not only prohibited the study both of medicine and law amongst all that had taken religious vows, but actually excommunicated every ecclesiastic who might infringe the decree.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)




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