ecclesiasticism
[ ih-klee-zee-as-tuh-siz-uhm ]
noun
ecclesiastical principles, practices, or spirit.
devotion, especially excessive devotion, to the principles or interests of the church.
Origin of ecclesiasticism
1First recorded in 1860–65; ecclesiastic + -ism
Other words from ecclesiasticism
- an·ti·ec·cle·si·as·ti·cism, noun
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How to use ecclesiasticism in a sentence
The anti-clericalism of the Latin countries is not unintelligible, the anti-ecclesiasticism of the Teutonic not without a cause.
Edward Caldwell Moore | Edward Moore
British Dictionary definitions for ecclesiasticism
ecclesiasticism
/ (ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstɪˌsɪzəm) /
noun
exaggerated attachment to the practices or principles of the Christian Church
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