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ecclesiastical
/ɪˌkliziˈæstɪkəl/
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What does ecclesiastical mean?
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the church.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɪˌkliziˈæstɪkəl/
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In France, there were frequent ecclesiastical interferences, of which Buffon's humiliation for stating a simple scientific truth was a noted example.
In the first place, he looked rather ecclesiastical, and then he had a taste for secrets, and more particularly for whispered confessions.
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He had a special passion, also, for ecclesiastical vestments, as indeed he had for everything connected with the service of the Church.
Nor can any ecclesiastical organization be safely permitted to usurp in the smallest degree the functions and powers of the National Government.
Catholic parents cannot, in conscience send their children to American public schools, except for very grave reasons approved by the ecclesiastical authorities.