Ecchymotic

Pertaining to ecchymosis. Ecclesian, n. [Gr. ekklesia, church.] One who maintains the supremacy of church over state. Ecclesiastical Court. A court especially devoted to consideration of matters relating to the clergy and religion. In England these courts are instituted by the sovereign for maintaining the discipline of the established church. Ecclesiastical History. The history of the church (Jewish and Christian) from the earliest times to the present. Ecclesiastical Law. The law administered in the ecclesiastical courts, derived from the civil and canon law. Ecclesiastical Modes. ( Mus.) See GREG OR I AN. Ecclesiography, n. Descriptive history of the church or of churches.