eclesiástico

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin [Term?]

Adjective

eclesiástico m (feminine singular eclesiástica, masculine plural eclesiásticos, feminine plural eclesiásticas)

1. ecclesiastic

   corrupción eclesiástica

   ecclesiastic corruption

Further reading

• “eclesiástico” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin ecclesiasticus (“of the church”), from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησιαστικός (ekklēsiastikós), from ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.klɨ.ˈzjaʃ.ti.ku/
• Hyphenation: e‧cle‧si‧ás‧ti‧co

Adjective

eclesiástico m (feminine singular eclesiástica, masculine plural eclesiásticos, feminine plural eclesiásticas, comparable)

1. ecclesiastical (pertaining to the church)

   Synonym: eclesial

Related terms

• igreja

Further reading

• eclesiástico in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin [Term?]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ekleˈsjastiko/, [ekleˈsjast̪iko]
• Hyphenation: e‧cle‧siás‧ti‧co

Adjective

eclesiástico (feminine singular eclesiástica, masculine plural eclesiásticos, feminine plural eclesiásticas)

1. ecclesiastic

Derived terms

• latín eclesiástico

 

Further reading

• “eclesiástico” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.