Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ecclesiasticism

2 senses of ecclesiasticism

Sense 1
ecclesiasticism -- (excessive adherence to ecclesiastical forms and activities; "their ecclesiasticism overwhelmed their religion")
       => attachment, adherence, adhesion -- (faithful support for a cause or political party or religion; "attachment to a formal agenda"; "adherence to a fat-free diet"; "the adhesion of Seville was decisive")

Sense 2
ecclesiasticism -- (religion appropriate to a church and to ecclesiastical principles and practices)
       => religion, faith, religious belief -- (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality")