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- [ih-klee-zee-as-ti-kuh l]
- /ɪˌkli ziˈæs tɪ kəl/
- /ɪˌkliː.ziˈæs.tɪk.əl/
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- [ih-klee-zee-as-ti-kuh l]
- /ɪˌkli ziˈæs tɪ kəl/
Definitions of ecclesiastical word
- adjective ecclesiastical of or relating to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular. 1
- noun ecclesiastical Of or relating to the Christian Church or its clergy. 1
- adjective ecclesiastical relating to the church 1
- adjective ecclesiastical Ecclesiastical means belonging to or connected with the Christian Church. 0
- adjective ecclesiastical of or relating to the Christian Church 0
- adjective ecclesiastical of the church, the organization of the church, or the clergy 0
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Origin of 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 Ecclesiastical
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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.
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adj ecclesiastical
- clerical — Clerical jobs, skills, and workers are concerned with work that is done in an office.
- sectarian — of or relating to sectaries or sects.
- holy — specially recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated: holy ground.
- ministerial — pertaining to the ministry of religion, or to a minister or other member of the clergy.
- orthodox — of, relating to, or conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology, etc.
adjective ecclesiastical
- church — A church is a building in which Christians worship. You usually refer to this place as church when you are talking about the time that people spend there.
- priestly — of or relating to a priest; sacerdotal: priestly vestments.
- apostolic — Apostolic means belonging or relating to a Christian religious leader, especially the Pope.
- papal — of or relating to the pope or the papacy: a papal visit to Canada.
general ecclesiastical
- scriptural — (sometimes initial capital letter) of, relating to, or in accordance with sacred writings, especially the Scriptures.
Antonyms for ecclesiastical
adjective ecclesiastical
- secular — of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests.
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