ecclesiastical discipline

collocation in English

meaningsofecclesiasticalanddiscipline

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ecclesiastical
adjective
uk
/ɪˌkliː.ziˈæs.tɪk.əl/us
/ɪˌkliː.ziˈæs.tɪk.əl/
belonging to or connected with the ...
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discipline
noun
uk
/ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/us
/ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/
training that makes people more willing to obey or more able to control themselves, often in the form of rules, and punishments if these are broken, or the behaviour produced by ...
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(Definition ofecclesiasticalanddisciplinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was attended by thirty-five bishops, and its forty-seven genuine canons deal withecclesiasticaldiscipline.
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The boldest and most prominent liberal divines of the 1870s and 1880s tended to be pastors who were less subject toecclesiasticaldisciplinethan were seminary professors.
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Take the question ofecclesiasticaldisciplinefor moral offences.
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As bishop and archbishop, he aimed chiefly to maintainecclesiasticaldisciplineand to raise the standard of studies in the public schools.
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But the idea that whole communities, from top to bottom, richest to poorest, submitted to the same form ofecclesiasticaldisciplineis itself misleading.
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The metropolitan bishop has limited oversight authority over the suffragan dioceses in their province, including ensuring that the faith andecclesiasticaldisciplineare properly observed.
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It was attended by thirty-five bishops, and its forty-seven genuine canons deal withecclesiasticaldiscipline.
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It was a work onecclesiasticaldisciplinefor use in ecclesiastical visitations.
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The council then drew up thirty-one canons, the majority of which dealt with matters ofecclesiasticaldisciplineand liturgy.
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Searching the chief libraries, archives, and monuments, he retraced the ancientecclesiasticaldisciplineand liturgy.
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Thirty-three bishops assisted and passed 31 decrees on the duties and obligations of individuals, the right of sanctuary, andecclesiasticaldiscipline.
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He was a watchful guardian ofecclesiasticaldisciplineand, when necessary, employed severe measures to enforce it.
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Nicholas was also very concerned withecclesiasticaldiscipline.
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James then turned his attention toecclesiasticaldiscipline.
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