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ecclesiastical court
noun
- a church court in ecclesiastical matters, presided over by members of the clergy and usually having no compulsory jurisdiction.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ecclesiastical court1
First recorded in 1675–85
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Example Sentences
The local authorities at once took high ground, and put twelve of the recusants into the Ecclesiastical Court.
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We in our country consider that your Ecclesiastical Court is a most remarkable institution for a Christian land.
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"The Ecclesiastical Court is a court of discipline and doctrine rather than of law," said Dickiefield.
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There was no Ecclesiastical Court and, therefore, no source of authority to which dissatisfied couples might turn.
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It's quite a different thing to stand up before an ecclesiastical court and answer a string of questions about nebulous things.
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