ecclesiastical
[ ih-klee-zee-as-ti-kuhl ]
adjective
of or relating to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular.
Origin of ecclesiastical
1late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at Ecclesiastes, -ical
Other words from ecclesiastical
- 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
- non·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
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British Dictionary definitions for ecclesiastical
ecclesiastical
/ (ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstɪkəl) /
adjective
of or relating to the Christian Church
Derived forms of ecclesiastical
- ecclesiastically, adverb
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