English Explanatory Dictionary

ecclesiastical

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the church.

Pronunciation

/əˌkli.ziˈæ.stə.kəl/ /əˈkliː.ziˌæ.stɪ.kəl/ En-uk-ecclesiastical.ogg

Word forms

ecclesiastical more ecclesiastical most ecclesiastical ecclesiasticall

Etymology

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

Synonyms

churchical churchlike churchly ecclesial ecclesiastic churchish churchy ecclesiastical

Antonyms

antiecclesiastical nonecclesiastical nonchurchly nonecclesiastic unchurchlike unchurchly unecclesiastical

Related words

Ecclesiastes clerical sanctified

Derived words

Ecclesiastical Latin ecclesiastical law Ecclesiastical State unecclesiastical
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