as in ecclesiastic
of or relating to a church
ecclesiastical laws that have been in existence for centuries
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Recent Examples of ecclesiastical
And with good reason: One cyclist took a painful-looking tumble as his wheel skidded on the greasy paving.
Storms both meteorological and perhaps ecclesiastical are forecast later.
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Nbc News, NBC news, 7 May 2025
Colman Domingo also did a quick change, switching from a checkerboard look to mega-sized blue cap with large gold ecclesiastical collar.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
To be sure, some of the new pope’s ecclesiastical priorities, such as highlighting inequality in what is the world’s most unequal region, will resonate with many Latin Americans; and most Latin Americans will see the rise to the papacy of one of their own as a tremendous source of pride.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2013
Second, the dating of the Paschal Full Moon is not based on astronomical computations but rather is taken from ecclesiastical tables.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Nbc News, NBC news, 7 May 2025
Colman Domingo also did a quick change, switching from a checkerboard look to mega-sized blue cap with large gold ecclesiastical collar.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
To be sure, some of the new pope’s ecclesiastical priorities, such as highlighting inequality in what is the world’s most unequal region, will resonate with many Latin Americans; and most Latin Americans will see the rise to the papacy of one of their own as a tremendous source of pride.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2013
Second, the dating of the Paschal Full Moon is not based on astronomical computations but rather is taken from ecclesiastical tables.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ecclesiastical
Adjective
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Forbidden passion fueled the plot of The Thorn Birds in which the late Richard Chamberlain, played the priest Ralph de Bricassart, a heartthrob in ecclesiastic wear.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2025
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Forget Fleabag, Conclave, Nobody Wants This, or Ramy, there’s a new ecclesiastic bombshell on the block.—
Riann Phillip,
Vogue,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Some of those details are in opposition to one another – the ancient and the modern, the religious and the secular -particularly in Riyadh.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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Mahmood is the daughter of a Russian Jewish mother and an Indian Hindu father, according to past reporting, and grew up around cultural and religious practices from both sides of her family.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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Prevost, 69, and chose Pope Leo XIV as his papal name.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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Admittedly, the papal conclave is unique in the selection of a successor.—
Jennifer J. Fondrevay,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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“Ecclesiastical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ecclesiastical. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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