ecclesiastical

[ ih-klee-zee-as-ti-kuhl ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular.

Origin of ecclesiastical

1
late 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
  1. of or relating to the Christian Church

Derived forms of ecclesiastical

  • ecclesiastically, adverb

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