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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. excessive adherence to ecclesiastical forms and activities;
- Example: "their ecclesiasticism overwhelmed their religion"

2. religion appropriate to a church and to ecclesiastical principles and practices;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ecclesiasticism \Ec*cle`si*as"ti*cism\, n. Strong attachment to ecclesiastical usages, forms, etc. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ecclesiasticism n 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