ecclesiasticism en · NOUN
Etymology
From ecclesiastic + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Strong attachment to ecclesiastical customs and practices.
The methods of punishment were drastic and Orbilian; the curriculum and the textbooks two centuries behind the age; the informing spirit ecclesiasticism cut and dried.
1903, Herbert Albert Laurens Fisher, Studies in Napoleonic Statemanship Germany, page 278:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ecclesiasticisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |