ecclesiasticism
[ ih-klee-zee-as-tuh-siz-uhm ]
/ ɪˌkli ziˈæs təˌsɪz əm /
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noun
ecclesiastical principles, practices, or spirit.
devotion, especially excessive devotion, to the principles or interests of the church.
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Origin of ecclesiasticism
First recorded in 1860–65; ecclesiastic + -ism
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ecclesiasticism
/ (ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstɪˌsɪzəm) /
noun
exaggerated attachment to the practices or principles of the Christian Church
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