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noun
Strong attachment to ecclesiastical customs and practices.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
excessive adherence to ecclesiastical forms and activities
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: attachment, adherence, adhesion
noun
religion appropriate to a church and to ecclesiastical principles and practices
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: religion, faith, religious belief
History
From ecclesiastic + -ism.
