ecclesiastical authorities. English law. The church’s hierarchy, answerable to the Crown but set apart from the rest of the citizens, responsible for superintending public worship and other religious ceremonies and for administering spiritual counsel and instruction. • In England, the several levels of the clergy are (1) archbishops and bishops, (2) deans and chapters, (3) […]
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forum ecclesiasticum (for-[schwa]m e-klee-z[h]ee-as-ti-k[schwa]m). [Latin] Hist. An ecclesiastical court. — Also termed judicium ecclesiasticum.
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ecclesiastic (i-klee-zee-as-tik), n. A clergyman; a priest; one consecrated to the service of the church. [Cases: Religious Societies 27. C.J.S. Religious Societies § 43.]
in foro ecclesiastico (in for-oh e-klee-z[h]ee-as-ti-koh), adv. [Law Latin] In an ecclesiastical court.
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jus ecclesiasticum (j[schwa]s e-klee-z[h]ee-as-ti-k[schwa]m). [Law Latin] See ECCLESIASTICAL LAW.
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homo ecclesiasticus 〈拉〉教会的附庸 指为教会服役的人，尤指从事农业性质的服役者。
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ecclesiastical matter. A matter that concerns church doctrine, creed, or form of worship, or the adoption and enforcement, within a religious association, of laws and regulations to govern the membership, including the power to exclude from such an association those deemed unworthy of membership. [Cases: Religious Societies 5, 28. C.J.S. Religious Societies § 6.]
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ecclesiastical (i-klee-zee-as-ti-k[schwa]l), adj. Of or relating to the church, esp. as an institution. — Also termed ecclesiastic. [Cases: Religious Societies 1. C.J.S. Religious Societies §§ 2–5, 7–13.]
Ecclesiastical Titles Act，1851 〈英〉《教阶等级法》 为反对教皇庇护九世〔Pius IX〕在英格兰重建天主教的主教等级制度的计划而通过的一项法令，禁止英格兰国教实行天主教会的教阶等级制度。可是由于仍然采用如「威斯敏斯特大主教」等称谓，故该法的实际效果不大。1871年被废除。
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