ecclesiastical

English

Alternative forms

• ecclesiasticall (obsolete)

Etymology

ecclesiastic +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA: /əˌkliziˈæstəkəl/
• (UK) IPA: /əˈkliːz.iˌæstɪk.əl/ X-SAMPA: /@"kli:z.i%{stIk.@l/

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Adjective

ecclesiastical (comparative more ecclesiastical, superlative most ecclesiastical)

1. Of or pertaining to the church

   ecclesiastical architecture

Related terms

• antiecclesiastical
• nonecclesiastical

Synonyms

• churchly
• ecclesiastic (less common)

Translations

pertaining to the church

• Armenian: եկեղեցական (hy) (ekeġec'akan)
• Czech: církevní (cs)
• Dutch: ecclesiastisch (nl), kerkelijk (nl)
• Esperanto: eklezia (eo)
• Finnish: kirkollinen (fi)

• French: ecclésiastique (fr)
• German: kirchlich (de), sakral (de)
• Russian: церковный (ru) (cerkóvnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: eaglaiseil (gd)
• Spanish: eclesiástico (es)

See also

• Appendix:Ecclesiastical terms