adj
Freq #38778
Meanings
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1
adj
Of or pertaining to the church.
Ecclesiastical architecture.
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2
adj
of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church)
Thesaurus
Synonyms
1
adj
· of or pertaining to the...
churchicalchurchishchurchlikechurchlychurchyecclesialecclesiasticecclesiastical
2
adj
· of or associated with a...
ecclesiastic
Opposites
antiecclesiasticalnonchurchlynonecclesiasticnonecclesiasticalunchurchlikeunchurchlyunecclesiastical
Word family
Forms
ecclesiastically
Etymology
From Middle English ecclesiasticall, ecclesiasticalle, from Latin ecclēsiasticus + -al. By surface analysis, ecclesiastic + -al or ecclesiast + -ical.