ecclesiastical

C1 Topic:Religion & Belief
US /əˌkli.ziˈæ.stə.kəl/ UK /əˈkliː.ziˌæ.stɪ.kəl/
adj Freq #38778

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Of or pertaining to the church.

    Ecclesiastical architecture.

  2. 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.

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