Noun. A public rebuke by the Pope or a bishop of a disobedient churchman or group, sometimes, but not always involving an excommunication. The act is primarily medicinal, in that it seeks to bring about the return of the errant party to orthodoxy, rather than simply to shun them.
The pope's public rebuke of the illicit and schismatic consecrations constituted an ecclesiastical spanking.
The bishop issued an ecclesiastical spanking by condemning the heterodox ideology espoused by the members of the parish.
The bishop issued an ecclesiastical spanking by condemning the heterodox ideology espoused by the members of the parish.
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It is a great honor to be an Ecclesta in the house of the Lord.
It is a great honor to be an Ecclesta in the house of the Lord.
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Also a name in the bible as one of gods disciples. Eclesiastes is a smart, and caring person. Determined to get his goals in check. He is loving and caring, full of life. But don’t mess with him, you will end up losing your head!.
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A common synonym is "Churchman".
A common synonym is "Churchman".
Peter Martyr Vermigli was a staunch Ecclesialist and contributed greatly to Reformed Eucharistology, to the condemnation of the Papists.
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A common synonym is "Churchman".
A common synonym is "Churchman".
Peter Martyr Vermigli was a staunch Ecclesialist and contributed greatly to Reformed Eucharistology, to the condemnation of the Papists.
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