ecclesiastical laws that have been in existence for centuries
Recent Examples on the WebFourteenth-century humanism arose, Mr. Hankins writes, from a widespread disgust with the venality and incompetence of political and ecclesiastical leaders in late-medieval Italy. Barton Swaim, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 Christian denominations often have their own internal ecclesiastical processes, ranging from the Roman Catholic Church’s system of canon law to the boards and panels used by Protestant churches for internal discipline. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 27 July 2022 As Russian forces approach Father Fedak’s Greek Catholic monastery, a wider ecclesiastical flight is happening in Ukraine. Alan Cullison, WSJ, 31 July 2022 Like many ecclesiastical buildings in Scotland, this period house features a stone slab roof and textured harling walls. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 July 2022 The largest extant portion of Washington’s personal library resides here, as does the King’s Chapel Library, a set of 221 ecclesiastical books sent over from London in 1698 for Boston’s first Anglican church. Robert Polidori, Town & Country, 9 June 2022 Since Russia seized Crimea and supported separatists in the Donbas in 2014, however, there has been a growing movement in Ukraine for a separate ecclesiastical body. Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2022 Moscow has held ecclesiastical authority over Ukraine since the 17th century, but after the fall of the Soviet Union, a group of believers formed the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and began petitioning for autocephaly. Grayson Quay, The Week, 29 May 2022 Olivetti’s ecclesiastical trial is expected to begin in early March. Holly V. Hays, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English ecclesiasticall, from Late Latin ecclēsiasticus "of the Christian Church" + Middle English -all-al entry 1 — more at ecclesiastic entry 1