Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ecclesiasticism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ec-cle-si-as-ti-cism
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Strong attachment to ecclesiastical customs and practices.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The methods of punishment were drastic and Orbilian; the curriculum and the textbooks two centuries behind the age; the informing spirit ecclesiasticism cut and dried."

Etymology

From ecclesiastic + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ecclesiastic

Usage

Inflected Forms

ecclesiasticisms (plural)

Questions

What does ecclesiasticism mean?: Strong attachment to ecclesiastical customs and practices.
Where does ecclesiasticism come from?: From ecclesiastic + -ism.

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