eclesiástico

adj. ecclesiastical, of or pertaining to the church; clerical, of the clergy

n. ecclesiastic, clergyman, cleric

adj. ecclesiastic, clericalist; churchman, clerk; parson, priest

n. ecclesiastic, clericalist; churchman, clerk; parson, priest

= ecclesiastical, church-based, pastoral, clerical, ecclesiastic.
Ex: The 19th century saw changes of ownership between secular and ecclesiastical authorities and detailed organisation and cataloguing.
Ex: The initiative for founding information centres usually came from local voluntary bodies such as Lions clubs or church-based organizations.
Ex: This article pays particular attention to the pastor's vulnerability, while carrying out pastoral duties, to civil lawsuits for malpractice.
Ex: To take George Eliot as an example, her first work of fiction 'Scenes of Clerical Life' was put out in book form in an edition of 1,000 copies.
Ex: The choice of entry for chiefs of state is the same as that for works by popes or other high ecclesiastical officials.
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* autoridad eclesiástica = ecclesiastical authority.
* biblioteca eclesiástica = ecclesiastical library, church library.
* derecho eclesiástico = ecclesiastical law.
* dignatario eclesiástico = ecclesiastical official.