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anti-ecclesiastical

an·ti-ec·cle·si·as·ti·cal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee ih-klee-zee-as-ti-kuh l]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ɪˌkli ziˈæs tɪ kəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee ih-klee-zee-as-ti-kuh l]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ɪˌkli ziˈæs tɪ kəl/

Definition of anti-ecclesiastical word

  • adjective anti-ecclesiastical of or relating to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular. 1
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Origin of anti-ecclesiastical

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1375-1425; See origin at Ecclesiastes, -ical

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Parts of speech for Anti-ecclesiastical

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Anti-ecclesiastical

anti-ecclesiastical popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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