ecclesial

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(i klē′zē əl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ec•cle•si•al  (i klē′zē əl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Theology, Religionpertaining to a church or its functions, teachings, or organization.
  • Latin ecclēsi(a) ecclesia + -al1; compare French ecclésial
  • 1640–50

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ec•cle•si•as•ti•cal /ɪˌkliziˈæstɪkəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Religionof or relating to the church or the clergy;
    clerical;
    not secular.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ec•cle•si•as•ti•cal  (i klē′zē as′ti kəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Religionof or pertaining to the church or the clergy;
    churchly;
    clerical;
    not secular.
  • 1375–1425; late Middle English; see Ecclesiastes, -ical
ec•cle′si•as′ti•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ecclesiastical / ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstɪkəl/, ecclesial / ɪˈkliːzɪəl/
  1. of or relating to the Christian Church
ecˌclesiˈastically
'ecclesial' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ecclesiastical

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