Every circumstance of ecclesiastical order and
discipline was an abomination. --Cowper.
{Ecclesiastical commissioners for England}, a permanent
commission established by Parliament in 1836, to consider
and report upon the affairs of the Established Church.
{Ecclesiastical courts}, courts for maintaining the
discipline of the Established Church; -- called also
{Christian courts}. [Eng.]
{Ecclesiastical law}, a combination of civil and canon law as
administered in ecclesiastical courts. [Eng.]
{Ecclesiastical modes} (Mus.), the church modes, or the
scales anciently used.
{Ecclesiastical States}, the territory formerly subject to
the Pope of Rome as its temporal ruler; -- called also
{States of the Church}.