Ecclesiastical
111ecclesiastical law — The body of jurisprudence administered by the ecclesiastical courts of England; derived, in large measure, from the canon and civil law. As now restricted, it applies mainly to the affairs, and the doctrine, discipline, and worship, of the… …
112ecclesiastical council — Another name for a church court or tribunal taking cognizance of spiritual matters and internal controversies. See ecclesiastical courts …
113ecclesiastical courts — In Amercian usage, church tribunals taking cognizance of spiritual matters and internal controversies. English courts presided over by members of the clergy, which, in the course of time, have exercised jurisdiction over spiritual matters and… …
114ecclesiastical notary — A secretary or clerk employed in the ecclesiastical courts and councils …
115ecclesiastical attire — noun attire that is appropriate to wear in a church • Syn: ↑ecclesiastical robe • Hypernyms: ↑attire, ↑garb, ↑dress …
116ecclesiastical calendar — noun a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivals • Syn: ↑church calendar • Hypernyms: ↑Gregorian calendar, ↑New Style calendar • Part Meronyms: ↑Holy Week, ↑Passion Wee …
117ecclesiastical province — noun the district within the jurisdiction of an archbishop or a metropolitan or one of the territorial divisions of an ecclesiastical order the general of the Jesuits has several provinces under him • Hypernyms: ↑province, ↑responsibility …
118ecclesiastical robe — noun attire that is appropriate to wear in a church • Syn: ↑ecclesiastical attire • Hypernyms: ↑attire, ↑garb, ↑dress …
119ecclesiastical — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin ecclesiasticus, from Late Greek ekklēsiastikos, from Greek, of an assembly of citizens, from ekklēsiastēs Date: 15th century 1. of or relating to a church especially as an established… …
120ecclesiastical — ecclesiastically, adv. /i klee zee as ti keuhl/, adj. of or pertaining to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular. [1375 1425; late ME; see ECCLESIASTES, ICAL] * * * …
