Ecclesiastical Definition & Meaning

Examples of ecclesiastical in a Sentence

ecclesiastical laws that have been in existence for centuries

Recent Examples on the Web 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 But those who visit San Jose also have the chance to take in some ecclesiastical grandeur. — Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2022 This charitable, ecclesiastical institution catered to the poor and infirm until it was dissolved to create St. John's College. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Jan. 2022 Art Deco gems, which is then whizzed up with ecclesiastical furniture and a rather mysterious fantastical bent. — Mark Holgate, Vogue, 26 Apr. 2022 See More

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