of or relating to the Christian Church
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ec•cle•si•as•ti•cal /ɪˌkliziˈæstɪkəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Religionof or relating to the church or the clergy;
clerical;
not secular.
ec•cle•si•as•ti•cal
(i klē′zē as′ti kəl),USA pronunciation adj.
ec•cle′si•as′ti•cal•ly, adv.
- Religionof or pertaining to the church or the clergy;
churchly;
clerical;
not secular.
- 1375–1425; late Middle English; see Ecclesiastes, -ical
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'ecclesiastical' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Acta Sanctorum
- Anabaptist
- Bede
- Braga
- Bruno
- Carolingian
- Charlemagne
- Christian year
- College of Cardinals
- Congregationalism
- Eccl.
- Geneva bands
- Grosseteste
- Hooker
- Lincoln
- Linköping
- Monsignor
- Rota
- Sanhedrin
- anathema
- apostle
- ban
- barratry
- bell
- benefice
- beneficiary
- benefit of clergy
- bigamy
- caesaropapism
- canon
- canon law
- canterbury
- cantus firmus
- capitular
- capitulary
- cassock
- church
- church calendar
- churchly
- churchy
- civil
- civil law
- clerk
- coenobite
- common law
- common-law marriage
- conciliar
- conclavist
- consistory
- consultation