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Ecclesiastic

Ecclesiastic meaning

Of or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical.

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When inside the Basilica, take in the overall wonder, the spiritual overture and general grandness of this ecclesiastic masterpiece, built between 1822 to 1869.

A characteristic feature of Romanesque architecture, both ecclesiastic and domestic, is the pairing of two arched windows or arcade openings, separated by a pillar or colonette and often set within a larger arch.

Each county or shire had a county town as its administrative centre and was divided into individual parishes that were defined along ecclesiastic boundaries.

From the Annual Register, for 1758: Pope Clement XIII was "the honestest man in the world; a most exemplary ecclesiastic; of the purest morals; devout, steady, learned, diligent..

Georgian ecclesiastic art is one of the most notable aspects of Georgian Christian architecture, which combines the classical dome style with the original basilica style, forming what is known as the Georgian cross-dome style.

His father worked with the ecclesiastic mint.

In 619, Saint Isidore of Seville pronounced anathema against any ecclesiastic who in any way should molest the monasteries.

In addition, he was made a kind of papal vicar for the whole of Gaul; no Gallic ecclesiastic being permitted to journey to Rome without bringing with him a certificate of identity from Patroclus.

Konsdantin Yerzinkatsi and several others even take the unusual step of criticizing the ecclesiastic establishment and addressing the social issues of the Armenian homeland.

Miracle plays included stories from all ecclesiastic literature, from the Bible to the everyday psaltery or prayerbook.

Rex Harold pp. 199–200 Arguments for Stigand having performed the coronation, however, rely on the fact that no other English source names the ecclesiastic who performed the ceremony; all Norman sources name Stigand as the presider.

Some Christian denominations are organized on federalist principles; in these churches this is known as ecclesiastic or theological federalism.

The essence of the Counter-Reformation was a renewed conviction in traditional practices and the upholding of Catholic doctrine as the source of ecclesiastic and moral reform, and the answer to halt the spread of Protestantism.

The façade he designed is perhaps more palatial than ecclesiastic, and was finished by 1735.

The Reformed Churches generally oppose on principle the traditional doctrine of ecclesiastic Apostolic Succession, e.g., not usually even recognising the church office of Bishop.

The royal courts operated alongside and in competition with ecclesiastic, manorial, urban, mercantile, and local courts.

The Spanish manuscript purports to have been sourced from a 'Fra Marino', supposedly the pseudonym of a high-ranking Roman ecclesiastic.

Writings Erasmus wrote both on ecclesiastic subjects and those of general human interest.