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
Turrell’s project was a central part of Ye’s 2019 film Jesus is King, part of his turn towards the ecclesiastical.
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2025
Pretty quickly, this pay-to-pray arrangement gave way to a less ecclesiastical approach.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The Rooms Laid out over three floors—each with soaring, ecclesiastical cross-vault ceilings—rooms are spacious and chic, each with a varying but superb vistas.
—Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 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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Think of it like an ecclesiastic LinkedIn.—
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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.—
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Here’s everything to know about her mental health history and the religious influence that allegedly distorted her beliefs.—
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At a massive commemoration marking the anniversary of the Eaton fire this week, local religious leaders read the names of the 19 people who died in the blaze.—
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The summer had the feel of a soft opening to Leo’s pontificate, in part because many papal events had been arranged before he was elected.—
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In addition to the Jubilee, 2025 was momentous because of the papal transition after Francis died in April and cardinals elected history’s first pope from the United States.—
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“Ecclesiastical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ecclesiastical. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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