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ecclesiastical calendar

noun

a calendar based on the lunisolar cycle, used by many Christian churches in determining the dates for the movable feasts.
Also called church calendar. a calendar of the Christian year, indicating the days and seasons for fasts and festivals.

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Nearby words

  1. ecclesial,
  2. ecclesiarch,
  3. ecclesiastes,
  4. ecclesiastic,
  5. ecclesiastical,
  6. ecclesiastical commissioners,
  7. ecclesiastical court,
  8. ecclesiastical society,
  9. ecclesiasticism,
  10. ecclesiasticus
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