ecclesiastical authorities
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Black's law dictionary.
HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A..
1990.
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ecclesiastical authorities — In England, the clergy, under the sovereign, as temporal head of the church, set apart from the rest of the people or laity, in order to superintend the public worship of God and the other ceremonies of religion, and to administer spiritual… … Black's law dictionary
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Ecclesiastical Latin — Church Latin Christian Latin Latina ecclesiastica Latinitas ecclesiastica Latinitas Christiana Latinitas ecclesiae Latinitas Christianorum Spoken in Never spoken as a native language; other uses vary widely by period and location Region In … Wikipedia
Ecclesiastical Judge — Ecclesiastical Judge † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Judge (JUDEX ECCLESIASTICUS) An ecclesiastical person who possesses ecclesiastical jurisdiction either in general or in the strict sense (see JURISDICTION) The official … Catholic encyclopedia
Ecclesiastical Abbreviations — Ecclesiastical Abbreviations † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Abbreviations The words most commonly abbreviated at all times are proper names, titles (official or customary), of persons or corporations, and words of frequent… … Catholic encyclopedia
Ecclesiastical Judge — An Ecclesiastical Judge (in Latin Judex or Iudex Ecclesiasticus ) is an ecclesiastical person who possesses ecclesiastical jurisdiction either in general or in the strict sense. Catholic canon lawThe official body appointed by the qualified… … Wikipedia
Ecclesiastical Heraldry — Ecclesiastical Heraldry † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Heraldry Ecclesiastical heraldry naturally divides itself into various branches, principally: the arms of religious corporations, and other bodies; the insignia of… … Catholic encyclopedia
Ecclesiastical Buildings — • This term comprehends all constructions erected for the celebration of liturgical acts, whatever be the name given to them, church, chapel, oratory, and basilica Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ecclesiastical Buildings … Catholic encyclopedia
