Nearby Words
Inspirations for Pastors www.crosswalk.com/Pastor-Newsletters Sign up to receive Pastor Newsletters. Free at Crosswalk.com!
Dictionary.com Free Toolbar Dictionary.com Define Ecclesiastical Instantly. Faster Page Loads With Fewer Ads.
Ads
adjective
of or pertaining to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular.
Related forms
ec·cle·si·as·ti·cal·ly, adverb
an·ti·ec·cle·si·as·ti·cal, adjective
an·ti·ec·cle·si·as·ti·cal·ly, adverb
in·ter·ec·cle·si·as·ti·cal, adjective
in·ter·ec·cle·si·as·ti·cal·ly, adverb
EXPANDnon·ec·cle·si·as·ti·cal, adjective
non·ec·cle·si·as·ti·cal·ly, adverb
un·ec·cle·si·as·ti·cal·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To ecclesiastical
:10
:09
:08
:07
:06
:05
:04
:03
:02
:01
Ecclesiastical
has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
Example Sentences
- It's a nice ecclesiastical Hymn.
- He intones the words with a dramatic ecclesiastical tremor.
- It is certainly nothing novel to talk about academia's ecclesiastical roots.
Collins
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.