'Ecclesiastical States' definitions:

Definition of 'Ecclesiastical States'

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  • Ecclesiastical \Ec*cle`si*as"tic*al\, a. [See Ecclesiastical, a.] Of or pertaining to the church; relating to the organization or government of the church; not secular; as, ecclesiastical affairs or history; ecclesiastical courts. [1913 Webster]
  • Every circumstance of ecclesiastical order and discipline was an abomination. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
  • Ecclesiastical commissioners for England, a permanent commission established by Parliament in 1836, to consider and report upon the affairs of the Established Church.
  • Ecclesiastical courts, courts for maintaining the discipline of the Established Church; -- called also Christian courts. [Eng.]
  • Ecclesiastical law, a combination of civil and canon law as administered in ecclesiastical courts. [Eng.]
  • Ecclesiastical modes (Mus.), the church modes, or the scales anciently used.
  • Ecclesiastical States, the territory formerly subject to the Pope of Rome as its temporal ruler; -- called also States of the Church. [1913 Webster]