| beneficiary |
the holder of an ecclesiastical position that guarantees a certain amount of income or property. [1/2 definitions] |
| benefit of clergy |
formerly, a special privilege granted to members of the clergy, esp. that they be subject to ecclesiastical rather than secular courts. [1/2 definitions] |
| Catholicism |
the theological and moral doctrines, the faith, and the ecclesiastical practices of the Roman Catholic Church. |
| Church Fathers |
the ecclesiastical authorities of the early Christian church, whose writings had an authoritative influence on the formation of Christian doctrine. |
| conciliar |
of, from, or pertaining to a council, esp. an ecclesiastical council. |
| cope2 |
a long ecclesiastical robe worn as an outer garment in processions and the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| ecclesiastic |
of or related to the church and clergy; ecclesiastical. [1/2 definitions] |
| hierarch |
one who holds a position of authority in a hierarchy, esp. an ecclesiastical one; high priest. |
| hierarchy |
a group of ecclesiastical officials in successive rank. [1/4 definitions] |
| hood |
an ornamental fold or draping of cloth attached to the shoulders of academic and ecclesiastical gowns. [1/6 definitions] |
| interdict |
to forbid or prohibit by legal or ecclesiastical authority. [1/4 definitions] |
| martyrology |
the branch of history, esp. ecclesiastical history, dealing with the lives of the martyrs. [1/4 definitions] |
| metropolitan |
of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical metropolitan. [1/7 definitions] |
| nonecclesiastical |
combined form of ecclesiastical. |
| presbyterian |
of, pertaining to, or based on ecclesiastical rule by congregational elders or a body of church elders. [1/3 definitions] |
| presbytery |
the churches in the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of such a court. [1/4 definitions] |
| province |
an ecclesiastical unit of territory under an archbishop's direction. [1/4 definitions] |
| rector |
a clergyman in charge of an ecclesiastical unit such as a parish, college, religious house, or other congregation. |
| spiritual |
of or in connection with religious matters and beliefs; ecclesiastical. [1/7 definitions] |
| synod |
an assembly of the officers of a given church or denomination for the discussion of church affairs; ecclesiastical council. [1/2 definitions] |
| temporal1 |
secular or material rather than ecclesiastical or spiritual. [1/4 definitions] |