ecclesiasticism

[ ih-klee-zee-as-tuh-siz-uhm ]

noun
  1. ecclesiastical principles, practices, or spirit.

  2. devotion, especially excessive devotion, to the principles or interests of the church.

Origin of ecclesiasticism

1
First 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
  1. exaggerated attachment to the practices or principles of the Christian Church

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