An official of the Eastern Church, resembling a sacrist in the Western Church.

plural of ecclesiarch

Strong attachment to ecclesiastical customs and practices.

Excessive dedication to the church as an institution, rather than to the religion it serves.

plural of ecclesiology

plural of ecclesiasticism

Synonym of ecclesiological

plural of ecclesiolater

plural of ecclesiast

(rare, usually in the plural) One who shows excessive dedication to the church as an institution, rather than to the religion it serves.