(a.) Of or pertaining to the church; relating to the organization or government of the church; not secular; as, ecclesiastical affairs or history; ecclesiastical courts.
Example Sentences:
(1) He also became an early ecclesiastical adopter of Twitter.
(2) But this time warp is a Seville one, and all the statues of (ecclesiastical) virgins, winged cherubs, shrines and other Catholic paraphernalia, plus portraits of the late Duchess of Alba, give it a unique spirit, as do the clientele – largely local, despite Garlochí’s international fame as the city’s most kitsch bar.
(3) There was repeated failure to assess the risk he posed to children, to confine him to his abbey, to thoroughly investigate allegations of abuse, to notify the police and social services, and to share information between dioceses and report matters to the appropriate civil and ecclesiastical authorities.” The report also criticised an order of Catholic nuns, the Sisters of Nazareth.
(4) That is Ecclesiastes, 1:2, as you'll find it in the Common English Bible.
(5) Recently, the church authorities barred her from practising in ecclesiastical tribunals, which rules over marriage annulments.
(6) Pope Francis has directed the Vatican to act decisively on ecclesiastic sex abuse cases and take measures against paedophile priests, saying the Catholic church's credibility was on the line.
(7) This study focuses on the residents of three ecclesiastical homes for the elderly in 19th century.
(8) They were not ones to build monuments; instead, they took weighing scales with them and ingot moulds to melt down spare ecclesiastical treasures.
(9) Given his active support for the charismatic movement in his diocese, one can only be concerned that he could be prepared to ordain women … How can the pope maintain discipline in the church if he himself does not conform himself to prevailing ecclesiastical legislation?"
(10) So they could be about quite mundane issues of ecclesiastical organisation.
(11) The penultimate twist in his long and unpredictable ecclesiastical career came last Friday, two days before it emerged that he had been accused of "inappropriate acts" by fellow priests.
(12) Their opposition is above all a public and political stance which is intended to maintain ecclesiastical unity, particularly within the Anglican communion.
(13) Ketan Patel, senior investment analyst at Ecclesiastical Investment Management, which holds AstraZeneca shares in several portfolios, said: “The shift in R&D strategy from volume-driven to science-driven looks set to deliver growth in 2017 and beyond for the company, although the speculation on Pfizer returning to make another bid will continue in the background.” More than half of third-quarter revenues came from AstraZeneca’s five key areas: its new heart drug Brilinta, its diabetes portfolio, respiratory medicines, emerging markets, and Japan.
(14) The service drew on hundreds of years of ecclesiastical tradition, but the proceedings differed in one key respect: for the first time in the Church of England's history, its head was enthroned by a woman.
(15) Consider God’s handiwork: who can make straight, what He hath made crooked?” These words, from Ecclesiastes, pose a pertinent question.
(16) Particular church leaders do not have a seat in parliament by virtue of their ecclesiastical office, although this does not preclude them being elected to a seat by popular vote.
(17) It is time to invite the nation to save these ecclesiastical beauties and for committed Christians to put down roots elsewhere.
(18) Andreotti obtained a first-class law degree from the University of Rome in 1941, specialising in ecclesiastical law.
(19) The criticism from the MCB comes after the CofE last week attacked the government's lack of consultation over its gay marriage plans, saying senior ecclesiastical figures learned of them only when Miller announced them to parliament.
(20) The practice received official support in Madrid in 1804 with a Real Cédula (royal order) of Charles IV to the civilian and ecclesiastic officials of the Indies and the Philippines.
Inquisitor
Definition:
(n.) An inquisitive person; one fond of asking questions.
(n.) One whose official duty it is to examine and inquire, as coroners, sheriffs, etc.
(n.) A member of the Court of Inquisition.
Example Sentences:
(1) The dramatic rise in profile of the committee system in recent times has too often laid bare the disappointing calibre of MP inquisitors, with the spy chiefs' appearance before the intelligence and security committee this week being a case in point.
(2) Though the party has done the running, his teenage inquisitor has a point: the most recent poll, by Populus, puts the Lib Dems on 18%.
(3) His inquisitors tried to eke out what Cain would have done had he been in the White House but to little avail.
(4) It was Dimbleby, though, who became Griffin's chief inquisitor, holding him to account on the detail of his past.
(5) He craved a smile as assiduously as he would avoid a left hook, and so natural was he in front of a microphone that he often reduced his inquisitors to silent witnesses, most famously Michael Parkinson, whose interviews with Ali are the stuff of legend.
(6) General elections, however, were the time when all the grand inquisitor's talents as cross-examiner came on full display, when the televsion public saw "the scowling, frowning, glowering" Robin Day "with those cruel glasses" (Frankie Howerd's description), as well as the relieving shafts of humour.
(7) Photograph: Farmers Daily China “Dostoyevsky wrote in The Grand Inquisitor about ruling with magic, mystery and the sword.
(8) She highlighted a number of “missed opportunities” by HMRC inquisitors to examine a list of 6,800 UK-related accounts provided in 2010 by French authorities.
(9) It now transpired that a security system operated by DPS was trained on the office of one of its chief inquisitors and that disciplinary action (proposed dismissal) was being taken against an informant, ostensibly on another basis.
(10) But now, with Frosty dead, and the great inquisitors – Paxo, Humphrys – nearing retirement?
(11) Earlier in the evening arch rival Channel 4 News, which appeared to revel in the great Newsnight inquisitor’s farewell by sending Jon Snow to interview Paxman and posting a YouTube video with its own long-serving anchor singing “Paxo, please don’t go!” , drew 500,000 viewers and a 2.6% share from 7pm.
(12) Cruddas dismisses journalists' boasts about the ruthlessness of television's inquisitors as so much wind.
(13) They will face a tag-team of inquisitors: Field’s work and pensions select committee, and the business, innovation and skills (BIS) committee chaired by Iain “Leading” Wright.
(14) I am the one who has been there in the international summits, he told his inquisitor.
(15) Having regard to his current position, the political sensitivity of these investigations are self-evident, and they underscore the particular importance of the perceived political impartiality of the inquisitor,” the AWU’s lawyers wrote.
(16) But the Commons defence committee concludes: "We regard parliament's role as one of a strategic inquisitor on military deployments … We conclude that, wherever possible, parliament should be consulted prior to the commencement of military action but recognise that this will not always be possible such as when urgent action is required."
(17) It is no secret that some of his US inquisitors see the hearings in Washington on Wednesday as an opportunity to subject Toyoda to a dressing down in the full glare of the world's media.
(18) They did not much feel like talking and many of their inquisitors did not much feel like asking.
(19) How on earth do you interview Jeremy Paxman , the grand inquisitor, the most-feared interrogator of the age, once voted the fourth scariest person on television?
(20) Watch the compilation of Paxo's greatest hits and they consist chiefly of the grand inquisitor shredding politicians.