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Noun: ecclesiasticism  i,klee-zee'as-ti,si-zum
  1. Excessive adherence to ecclesiastical forms and activities
    "their ecclesiasticism overwhelmed their religion"
     
  2. Religion appropriate to a church and to ecclesiastical principles and practices
    "The cathedral's design embodied the ecclesiasticism of the Middle Ages"

Derived forms: ecclesiasticisms

Type of: adherence, adhesion, attachment, belief, faith, religion, religious belief