churchdom

Roget category 995

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
› 6.5. Religious affections
›› 6.5.5. Religious institutions

#995. Churchdom

noun

church, churchdom — ministry, apostleship^†, priesthood, prelacy, hierarch^†, church government, christendom, pale of the church.
clericalism, sacerdotalism^†, episcopalianism, ultramontanism^† — theocracy — ecclesiology^†, ecclesiologist^† — priestcraft^†, odium theologicum [Lat.].
monachism^†, monachy^† — monasticism, monkhood^†.
[Ecclesiastical offices and dignities] pontificate, primacy, archbishopric^†, archiepiscopacy^† — prelacy — bishopric, bishopdom^† — episcopate, episcopacy — see, diocese — deanery, stall — canonry, canonicate^† — prebend, prebendaryship^† — benefice, incumbency, glebe, advowson^†, living, cure — rectorship^† — vicariate, vicarship — deaconry^†, deaconship^† — curacy — chaplain, chaplaincy, chaplainship — cardinalate, cardinalship^† — abbacy, presbytery.
holy orders, ordination, institution, consecration, induction, reading in, preferment, translation, presentation.
popedom^† — the Vatican, the apostolic see — religious sects etc. 984.
council etc. 696 — conclave, convocation, synod, consistory, chapter, vestry — sanhedrim, conge d'elire [Fr.] — ecclesiastical courts, consistorial court, court of Arches.
verb
call, ordain, induct, prefer, translate, consecrate, present.
take orders, take the tonsure, take the veil, take vows.
adjective
ecclesiastical, ecclesiological^† — clerical, sacerdotal, priestly, prelatical, pastoral, ministerial, capitular^†, theocratic — hierarchical, archiepiscopal — episcopal, episcopalian — canonical — monastic, monachal^† — monkish — abbatial^†, abbatical^† — Anglican^† — pontifical, papal, apostolic, Roman, Popish — ultramontane, priest-ridden.

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