ecclesiastics
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“So many disloyal actions on the part of ecclesiastics are born of the lack of a sense of having been shown compassion, and by the habit of averting one’s gaze, the habit of indifference.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2019
But everybody comes across as human here: the conniving ecclesiastics who propel Henry into war, the fatuous French Dauphin, the speechifying Welsh Captain Fluellen and Henry's disreputable old chums from his wild youth.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2012
The gold canopy, the procession of ecclesiastics, the charming boys’ choir.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2010
Several high-ranking Russian Orthodox ecclesiastics have recently been seen on TV newscasts, usually appearing as supporters of the Kremlin's disarmament policies.
From Time Magazine Archive
The first mention of Mellifont by the Four Masters occurs under the year 1152, when a great synod of three thousand ecclesiastics was held there.
From Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland by T. O. Russell
