"ecclesiastical" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /əˌkli.ziˈæ.stə.kəl/ [Canada], /əˈkliː.ziˌæ.stɪ.kəl/ [UK] Audio: En-uk-ecclesiastical.ogg Forms: more ecclesiastical [comparative], most ecclesiastical [superlative], ecclesiasticall [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From Middle English ecclesiasticall, ecclesiasticalle, from Latin ecclēsiasticus + -al. By surface analysis, ecclesiastic + -al or ecclesiast + -ical. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kelh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|ecclesiasticall,ecclesiasticalle}} Middle English ecclesiasticall, ecclesiasticalle, {{der|en|la|ecclēsiasticus}} Latin ecclēsiasticus, {{surf|en|ecclesiastic|-al}} By surface analysis, ecclesiastic + -al, {{suffix|en|ecclesiast|ical}} ecclesiast + -ical Head templates: {{en-adj}} ecclesiastical (comparative more ecclesiastical, superlative most ecclesiastical)
  1. Of or pertaining to the church. Synonyms: churchical, churchlike, churchly, ecclesial, ecclesiastic [uncommon] Derived forms: Ecclesiastical Latin, ecclesiastical law, Ecclesiastical State, unecclesiastical Related terms: Ecclesiastes Translations (pertaining to the church): kishtar (Albanian), كَنْسِيّ (kansiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), եկեղեցական (ekeġecʻakan) (Armenian), eclesiásticu (Asturian), царко́ўны (carkówny) (Belarusian), църковен (cǎrkoven) (Bulgarian), свещенически (svešteničeski) (Bulgarian), eclesiàstic (Catalan), církevní (Czech), gejstlig (Danish), kirke- (Danish), ecclesiastisch (Dutch), kerkelijk (Dutch), eklezia (Esperanto), kirkollinen (Finnish), ecclésiastique (French), eclesiástico (Galician), kirchlich (German), geistlich (German), sakral (German), Sakral- (German), εκκλησιαστικός (ekklisiastikós) [masculine] (Greek), egyházi (Hungarian), kirkjulegur (Icelandic), gerejani (Indonesian), gerejawi (Indonesian), eaglasta (Irish), ecclesiastico (Italian), ecclēsiasticus [masculine] (Latin), цр́ковен (cŕkoven) (Macedonian), agglishagh (Manx), ekklesiastisk (Norwegian Bokmål), kirkelig (Norwegian Bokmål), ekklesiastisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), kyrkjeleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), ċiriclīċ (Old English), kościelny (Polish), eklezjalny (Polish), eclesiástico (Portuguese), eclesial (Portuguese), ecleziastic (Romanian), bisericesc (Romanian), церко́вный (cerkóvnyj) (Russian), eaglaiseil (Scottish Gaelic), cirkevný (Slovak), eclesiástico (Spanish), eclesial (Spanish), kyrklig (Swedish), ecklesiastik [dated, rare] (Swedish), церко́вний (cerkóvnyj) (Ukrainian), (thuộc) giáo hội (Vietnamese)
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Alternative forms

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          "roman": "svešteničeski",
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          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
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          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
          "word": "církevní"
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          "code": "da",
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          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
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          "code": "da",
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          "word": "kirke-"
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          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
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          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
          "word": "kirkollinen"
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          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
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          "lang": "Galician",
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          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
          "word": "eclesiástico"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
          "word": "kirchlich"
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          "lang": "German",
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          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
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          "lang": "German",
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          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
          "word": "sakral"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
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          "roman": "ekklisiastikós",
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          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
          "word": "egyházi"
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          "code": "is",
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          "lang_code": "is",
          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
          "word": "kirkjulegur"
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
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          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
          "word": "gerejani"
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "lang_code": "id",
          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
          "word": "gerejawi"
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          "roman": "cŕkoven",
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          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
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          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
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          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
          "word": "ċiriclīċ"
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          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
          "word": "kościelny"
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          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
          "word": "ecleziastic"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "lang_code": "ro",
          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
          "word": "bisericesc"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
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          "roman": "cerkóvnyj",
          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
          "word": "церко́вный"
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          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
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          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
          "word": "eaglaiseil"
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          "lang": "Slovak",
          "lang_code": "sk",
          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
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          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
          "word": "eclesial"
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          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
          "word": "kyrklig"
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          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
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          "roman": "cerkóvnyj",
          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
          "word": "церко́вний"
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        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "lang_code": "vi",
          "sense": "pertaining to the church",
          "word": "(thuộc) giáo hội"
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      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
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      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "eclesiásticu"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
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      "roman": "svešteničeski",
      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "eclesiàstic"
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      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "církevní"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "gejstlig"
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      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "ecclesiastisch"
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      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "kerkelijk"
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      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "eklezia"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "kirkollinen"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "ecclésiastique"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "eclesiástico"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "kirchlich"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "geistlich"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "sakral"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "Sakral-"
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      "roman": "ekklisiastikós",
      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
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      "lang_code": "is",
      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "kirkjulegur"
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      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "eaglasta"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "ecclesiastico"
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
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      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
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      "roman": "cŕkoven",
      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "цр́ковен"
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      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
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      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "agglishagh"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "ekklesiastisk"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "kirkelig"
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      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "ekklesiastisk"
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      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "kyrkjeleg"
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      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "lang_code": "ang",
      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "ċiriclīċ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "kościelny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "eklezjalny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "eclesiástico"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "eclesial"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "ecleziastic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "bisericesc"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "cerkóvnyj",
      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "церко́вный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "eaglaiseil"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "cirkevný"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "eclesiástico"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "eclesial"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "kyrklig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "rare"
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      "word": "ecklesiastik"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "cerkóvnyj",
      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "церко́вний"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "pertaining to the church",
      "word": "(thuộc) giáo hội"
    }
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}

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