Ecclesiastical

  • 31Ecclesiastical and Religious Vocation —     Ecclesiastical and Religious Vocation     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical and Religious Vocation     An ecclesiastical or religious vocation is the special gift of those who, in the Church of God, follow with a pure intention the… …

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  • 32Ecclesiastical commissioners for England — Ecclesiastical Ec*cle si*as tic*al, a. [See {Ecclesiastical}, a.] Of or pertaining to the church; relating to the organization or government of the church; not secular; as, ecclesiastical affairs or history; ecclesiastical courts. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 33Ecclesiastical courts — Ecclesiastical Ec*cle si*as tic*al, a. [See {Ecclesiastical}, a.] Of or pertaining to the church; relating to the organization or government of the church; not secular; as, ecclesiastical affairs or history; ecclesiastical courts. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 34Ecclesiastical law — Ecclesiastical Ec*cle si*as tic*al, a. [See {Ecclesiastical}, a.] Of or pertaining to the church; relating to the organization or government of the church; not secular; as, ecclesiastical affairs or history; ecclesiastical courts. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 35Ecclesiastical modes — Ecclesiastical Ec*cle si*as tic*al, a. [See {Ecclesiastical}, a.] Of or pertaining to the church; relating to the organization or government of the church; not secular; as, ecclesiastical affairs or history; ecclesiastical courts. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 36Ecclesiastical States — Ecclesiastical Ec*cle si*as tic*al, a. [See {Ecclesiastical}, a.] Of or pertaining to the church; relating to the organization or government of the church; not secular; as, ecclesiastical affairs or history; ecclesiastical courts. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 37Ecclesiastical Addresses — • Rules as to what is fitting and customary in the matter of ecclesiastical correspondence Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ecclesiastical Addresses     Ecclesiastical Addresses …

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  • 38Ecclesiastical Commissions —     Ecclesiastical Commissions     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Commissions     Ecclesiastical Commissions are bodies of ecclesiastics juridically established and to whom are committed certain specified functions or charges. They are …

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  • 39Ecclesiastical Province —     Ecclesiastical Province     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Province     The name given to an ecclesiastical administrative district under the jurisdiction of an archbishop. Ecclesiastical provinces first assumed a fixed form in the… …

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  • 40Ecclesiastical Canons —     Ecclesiastical Canons     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Canons     Ecclesiastical Canons are certain rules or norms of conduct or belief prescribed by the Church. The name is derived from the Greek kanon, the instrument used by… …

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