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
In the days since Pope Francis’s death on Easter Monday, amid the mourning, marveling at the ecclesiastical opulence, and the reveling in what felt like the Catholic Super Bowl, the divine mystique of the whole affair has drawn the world in.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 May 2025
Deacons gather two objects: a fisherman’s ring and the pallium, an ecclesiastical vestment worn by the Pope.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 9 May 2025
That changed with ecclesiastical reforms introduced under Pope Gregory X, who mandated a minimum 10-day waiting period to allow time for prayer and reflection—and for distant cardinals to travel to Rome.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Generally, though, there’s not a lot of poetry in the fight scenes, despite Michôd mixing in ecclesiastical choral music with Antony Partos’ score.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 May 2025
Deacons gather two objects: a fisherman’s ring and the pallium, an ecclesiastical vestment worn by the Pope.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 9 May 2025
That changed with ecclesiastical reforms introduced under Pope Gregory X, who mandated a minimum 10-day waiting period to allow time for prayer and reflection—and for distant cardinals to travel to Rome.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Generally, though, there’s not a lot of poetry in the fight scenes, despite Michôd mixing in ecclesiastical choral music with Antony Partos’ score.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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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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America has no aristocracy or ecclesiastic master class.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
12 Feb. 2022
Adjective
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In the LeMasters' eyes, Kirk's shooting was a political and religious assassination.—
Matthew Cupelli,
The Enquirer,
12 Sep. 2025
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Participants must go to religious services once per week.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Sep. 2025
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For centuries, the land was the private dwelling of emperors and pontiffs until 2014, when Pope Francis opened the papal gardens to the public.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Supposedly his papal salary is in the neighborhood of $400,000.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Ecclesiastical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ecclesiastical. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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