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of or relating to a church
ecclesiastical laws that have been in existence for centuries
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Recent Examples of ecclesiastical
The rooms feel austere and indulgent, while Italian flea market finds rub shoulders with bespoke pieces crafted with an ecclesiastical bent.
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Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2024
Palo has many churches brimming with ecclesiastical art; like the Baroque Chiesa del Purgatorio, originally built for the parish’s aristocrats, according to Angela Coscia, a local culture expert.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The ecclesiastical loopholes that explain her choices are less important than the unheeded despair that compels her to make them in the first place.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 June 2024
It was set up in 1704, when certain ecclesiastical taxes that had previously been paid to the Crown were diverted to supplement the income of poor clergy.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 28 Apr. 2024
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Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2024
Palo has many churches brimming with ecclesiastical art; like the Baroque Chiesa del Purgatorio, originally built for the parish’s aristocrats, according to Angela Coscia, a local culture expert.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The ecclesiastical loopholes that explain her choices are less important than the unheeded despair that compels her to make them in the first place.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 June 2024
It was set up in 1704, when certain ecclesiastical taxes that had previously been paid to the Crown were diverted to supplement the income of poor clergy.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 28 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ecclesiastical
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As Sheldon Wolin, author of Politics and Vision, and many others have pointed out, the Middle Ages and Renaissance saw a powerful flow of ideas from ecclesiastic to secular political philosophy.Jonathan Schlefer, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2015
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America has no aristocracy or ecclesiastic master class.Brian T. Allen, National Review, 12 Feb. 2022
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Nonetheless, the schools that close overwhelmingly tend to be very small, caught in mismanagement or legal trouble, and/or religious.Derek Newton, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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World & Nation Rebels seize Damascus; Assad reported to have fled Syria for Moscow Dec. 8, 2024 Syria is home to multiple ethnic and religious communities, often pitted against each other by Assad’s state and years of war.Sarah el Deeb and Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Set in the halls of the Vatican against the backdrop of a papal conclave, the film stars Ralph Fiennes stars as Cardinal Lawrence, a man of faith tormented by personal doubts, and delves inside the secretive power struggles within the Church.Robert Lang, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
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Pope Francis has made significant changes to the funeral rites that will be observed upon his death, streamlining the rituals to reflect his role as a bishop rather than focusing on his papal status.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Ecclesiastical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ecclesiastical. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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