exaggerated attachment to the practices or principles of the Christian Church
ecclesiasticism in American English
(ɛˌkliziˈæstəˌsɪzəm; ɪˌkliziˈæstəˌsɪzəm)
noun
1.
ecclesiastical principles, rituals, customs, etc.
2.
strong attachment to these things
ecclesiasticism in American English
(iˌkliziˈæstəˌsɪzəm)
noun
1.
ecclesiastical principles, practices, or spirit
2.
devotion, esp. excessive devotion, to the principles or interests of the church
Word origin
[1860–65; ecclesiastic + -ism]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: big brother, blind spot, calibrate, metric system, prep-ism is a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form action nounsfrom verbs (baptism). On this model, -ism is used as a productive suffix in the formation of nouns denoting action or practice,state or condition, principles, doctrines, a usage or characteristic, devotion oradherence, etc. (criticism; barbarism; Darwinism; despotism; plagiarism; realism; witticism; intellectualism)
Examples of 'ecclesiasticism' in a sentence
ecclesiasticism
This movement opposed the principles of the supporters of what he called “ecclesiasticism”.
Christophe Duvey 2007, 'Thomas Henry Huxley et la Bible', Revue LISAhttp://journals.openedition.org/lisa/1356. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)