It would not matter whether the practice was needed according to religious authority.

Other religious authorities understand the choice, but still question it.

They do not have a central religious authority or any common institutions.

But they can be issued by a religious authority to address any number of issues in public and private life.

He also made a name as a religious authority and a poet.

Such political and religious authority developed in a most remarkable way.

They came to replace the religious authority that was once held by the king.

Other leaders outside of the government have banned books, including religious authorities.

I'm fairly sure that the religious authorities involved weren't English.

The lecture received much attention from political and religious authorities.