ecclesiastically
In clerical terms
In a manner relating to the Christian church, its clergy, or its institutional structures.
The word appears in discussions of church governance, religious authority, or matters of doctrine: The region was ecclesiastically divided into three dioceses.
It often contrasts with secular or civil arrangements: ecclesiastically sanctioned but legally unrecognized.
Study of the divine
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- creedStatement of belief
orthodoxy · heresy · catechism · scripture · exegesis · encyclical · apostolic · ecumenical
Bishop's territorial jurisdiction
- synodChurch governing assembly
- parishLocal church community
- bishopricBishop's jurisdictional district
- episcopateBishops as a body
archdiocese · presbytery · vestry · chaplaincy · rectory · see · curia · hierarchy
Formal worship structure
- vestmentsCeremonial religious attire
- altarSacred ritual table
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
- processionFormal moving line
chanting · candles · chalice · mitre · crosier · paten · acolyte · sanctuary
Trust without proof
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- holinessSacred spiritual purity
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
- pietySincere religious devotion
grace · salvation · redemption · reverence · veneration · worship · prayer · blessedness
theology
Study of the divine
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- canonAccepted authoritative works
creed · orthodoxy · heresy · catechism · scripture · exegesis · encyclical · apostolic · ecumenical · schism
diocese
Bishop's territorial jurisdiction
episcopate · archdiocese · presbytery · vestry · chaplaincy · rectory · see · curia · hierarchy · jurisdiction
liturgy
Formal worship structure
procession · chanting · candles · chalice · mitre · crosier · paten · acolyte · sanctuary · nave
faith
Trust without proof
piety · grace · salvation · redemption · reverence · veneration · worship · prayer · blessedness · consecration
ecclesiasticallysecularly
Without religious context
civilly · temporally · politically · governmentally · municipally
ecclesiasticallyprofanely
In a vulgar manner
worldly · mundanely · carnally · materially · atheistically
- ecclesiastical LatinLanguage of Christian liturgy