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  • 1Ecclesiastical Courts —     Ecclesiastical Courts     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Courts     I. JUDICIAL POWER IN THE CHURCH     In instituting the Church as a perfect society, distinct from the civil power and entirely independent of it, Christ gave her… …

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  • 2ecclesiastical court — ec·cle·si·as·ti·cal court /i ˌklē zē as ti kəl / n: a court having jurisdiction in ecclesiastical affairs: a tribunal in an ecclesiastical body – called also Court Christian; Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 3ecclesiastical court — noun : a court having jurisdiction in ecclesiastical affairs : a tribunal in an ecclesiastical body called also Court Christian * * * a church court in ecclesiastical matters, presided over by members of the clergy and usually having no… …

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  • 4Ecclesiastical Forum — • Ecclesiastical jurisdiction is distinguished into that of the internal and external forum Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ecclesiastical Forum     Ecclesiastical Forum …

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  • 5Ecclesiastical Addresses — • Rules as to what is fitting and customary in the matter of ecclesiastical correspondence Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ecclesiastical Addresses     Ecclesiastical Addresses …

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  • 6Ecclesiastical Architecture — • All ecclesiastical architecture may be said to have been evolved from two distinct germ cells, the oblong and the circular chamber Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ecclesiastical Architecture     Ecclesiastic …

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  • 7Ecclesiastical Judge —     Ecclesiastical Judge     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Judge     (JUDEX ECCLESIASTICUS)     An ecclesiastical person who possesses ecclesiastical jurisdiction either in general or in the strict sense (see JURISDICTION) The official …

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  • 8Ecclesiastical Commissioners — were, in England and Wales, a body corporate, whose full title is Ecclesiastical and Church Estates Commissioners for England. The commissioners were authorized to determine the distribution of revenues of the Church of England, and they made… …

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  • 9Ecclesiastical Seminary —     Ecclesiastical Seminary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Seminary     I. TERMINOLOGY     The word seminary (Fr. séminaire, Ger. Seminar) is sometimes used, especially in Germany, to designate a group of university students devoted …

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  • 10Ecclesiastical Art — • Article explores the origin, history, and types Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ecclesiastical Art     Ecclesiastical Art      …

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