Definition of "officiality" [of•fi•ci•al•i•ty]

• The ecclesiastical charge, office, court, or jurisdiction of an official principal (noun)
• The state or fact of being official (noun)
• Officials (noun)

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• "Are there any well-schooled attorneys in these congregations capable of at least making it a nasty fight for the Archdiocese (one strongly suspects that the parishioners have almost no chance of getting the Church to reverse itself to re-instate the officiality of the congregations ... or would that be a wrong perception ... but having ALL of the facts come out would almost certainly prove to be intriguing)?"
• "If the supposition today means a questioning of the officiality of historical events, it would follow that any Catholic, who believes the historical account of Jesus Christ's life and especially the treatment he received at the hands of some of the descendants of Noah's son-- Sem, would be guilty of the same nonsensical 'crime', as the vast majority of the poliitically correct universe has denied the historicity of the Gospel!"
• "My favorite is the clipboard -- adds just that right note of officiality."