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ecclesiastical law

ecclesiastical law noun: the body of legal rules and regulations derived from canon and civil law, and enforced by a religious institution, governing the internal affairs, doctrine, and discipline of a Christian church.

Noun

ecclesiastical law (countable and uncountable, plural ecclesiastical laws)

  1. The body of legal rules and regulations derived from canon and civil law, and enforced by a religious institution, governing the internal affairs, doctrine, and discipline of a Christian church.

Forms of ecclesiastical law

pluralecclesiastical laws

Questions about ecclesiastical law

What does ecclesiastical law mean?
Ecclesiastical law means the body of legal rules and regulations derived from canon and civil law, and enforced by a religious institution, governing the internal affairs, doctrine, and discipline of a Christian church.
What part of speech is ecclesiastical law?
Ecclesiastical law is a noun.
What is the plural of ecclesiastical law?
The plural of ecclesiastical law is ecclesiastical laws.

Words near ecclesiastical law in the dictionary

  1. ecclesiast
  2. Ecclesiastes
  3. ecclesiastic
  4. ecclesiastical
  5. Ecclesiastical Latin
  6. ecclesiastical law
  7. ecclesiastical laws
  8. Ecclesiastical State
  9. Ecclesiastical States
  10. ecclesiasticall
  11. ecclesiastically

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