ecclesiasticism

[ ih-klee-zee-as-tuh-siz-uh m ]

/ ɪˌkli ziˈæs təˌsɪz əm /

ecclesiastical principles, practices, or spirit.

devotion, especially excessive devotion, to the principles or interests of the church.

Origin of ecclesiasticism

First recorded in 1860–65; ecclesiastic + -ism

an·ti·ec·cle·si·as·ti·cism, noun

Naturally, all these considerations brought the forces of ecclesiasticism against the innovators in anatomy.

History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom |Andrew Dickson White
Only the Anabaptists held the primitive Christian and the American doctrine of the separation of politics from ecclesiasticism.

The Religions of Japan |William Elliot Griffis
And this is exactly parallel with what ecclesiasticism has done and is doing with the same results.

The Last Reformation |F. G. [Frederick George] Smith
We may be sure, then, that the ideal of ecclesiasticism is not solely responsible for the scientific stasis of the dark age.

A History of Science, Volume 2(of 5) |Henry Smith Williams

No matter what the subject may be, there is usually a smack of ecclesiasticism in the ordinary give-and-take of conversation.

Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland |Daniel Turner Holmes

ecclesiasticism

/ (ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstɪˌsɪzəm) /

exaggerated attachment to the practices or principles of the Christian Church