ecclesiastical

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əˌkli.ziˈæ.stə.kəl/ UK /əˈkliː.ziˌæ.stɪ.kəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #38778

Meanings

1

adj
Of or pertaining to the church.

Ecclesiastical architecture.
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

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Phrases (2)

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Etymology

From Middle English ecclesiasticall, ecclesiasticalle, from Latin ecclēsiasticus + -al. By surface analysis, ecclesiastic + -al or ecclesiast + -ical.

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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