ecclesiastical office

collocation in English

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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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office
noun
uk
/ˈɒf.ɪs/us
/ˈɑː.fɪs/
a room or part of a building in which people work, especially sitting at tables with computers, phones, etc., usually as a part of a business or ...
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(Definition ofecclesiasticalandofficefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He has continued to preach and to discharge hisecclesiasticaloffice.
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But he holds a prominent and responsibleecclesiasticaloffice.
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Only the archives, theecclesiasticalofficeand the library remained as a link to earlier times.
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Borghese thus ensured that the fortunes of the family were not permanently dependent onecclesiasticaloffice.
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Finally, the cessation fromecclesiasticalofficeby any one member of the group "in solidum" does not render the parochial office vacant.
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A colleague is an associate in a profession or in a civil orecclesiasticaloffice.
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The third column lists the highestecclesiasticalofficethat the missionary obtained.
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They are also forbidden to exercise anyecclesiasticalofficeor the like.
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This is not to be confused with theecclesiasticalofficeof vicar.
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Other articles required that priests record baptisms (needed for determining the age of candidates forecclesiasticaloffice) and burials, and that these acts be signed by notaries.
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Nowell conducted marriages but declined furtherecclesiasticaloffice.
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I think the words "ecclesiastical offices" are much too wide.
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He administered for the king a large proportion of the vacant ecclesiastical offices.
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He became aware of how easy it was for nobles to advance in ecclesiastical offices compared to commoners.
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In the following years he was active in both governmental and ecclesiastical offices.
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The licenciate in canon law is required for particular internal ecclesiastical offices.
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He was given custody of a number of vacant ecclesiastical offices, administering at one point sixteen vacant bishoprics or abbeys.
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By a proper selection of persons for the higher ecclesiastical offices he effected an immense improvement in the standard of religious life.
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