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ecclesiastically
adverb
formaluk /ɪˌkliː.ziˈæs.tɪk.əl.i/ us /ɪˌkliː.ziˈæs.tɪk.əl.i/
in a way that relates to the Christian religion, or to its church leaders or officials:
He led an ecclesiastically uneventful life as a vicar in the Church of England.
The system for helping the poor was, to a great extent, ecclesiastically controlled.
Related word
ecclesiastical
The schools, hospitals, and other institutions were ecclesiastically managed.
The priest was known to be ecclesiastically strict but tolerant.
He was more powerful ecclesiastically than the bishop.
The controversy was important ecclesiastically, but not politically.
The king's marriage was not ecclesiastically recognized.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Religious leaders & officials
anti-papal
apostolic
archbishop
archbishopric
archdeacon
clerically
confessor
curacy
curate
minister
ministry
muezzin
mullah
non-clerical
priestly
primate
rabbi
rabbinical
the Dalai Lama
the priesthood
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