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.

ecclesiasticism

/ ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstɪˌsɪzəm /

noun

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

Other Words From

• anti·ec·clesi·asti·cism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ecclesiasticism¹

First recorded in 1860–65; ecclesiastic + -ism

Example Sentences

Their scepticism about Universals thus overleapt itself, and fell on the other side, into obscurantist ecclesiasticism.

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True blue Presbyterianism rose in contrast with milder colours of Ecclesiasticism.

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And this intimacy humanizes religious controversy and brings ecclesiasticism back to men.

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Besides his rebellion against restraint, his dislike to ecclesiasticism was artistic and sthetic.

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The Jesuits, on the other hand, favoured the preservation of ancient feudalism and ecclesiasticism.

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