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ecclesiasticism

noun ec·cle·si·as·ti·cism \-tə-ˌsi-zəm\

Definition of ECCLESIASTICISM

:  excessive attachment to ecclesiastical forms and practices
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First Known Use of ECCLESIASTICISM

circa 1859

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