Definitions for ecclesiasticalɪˌkli ziˈæs tɪ kəl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ec•cle•si•as•ti•calɪˌkli ziˈæs tɪ kəl(adj.)

  1. of or pertaining to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular.

    Category: Religion

Origin of ecclesiastical:

1375–1425

ec•cle`si•as′ti•cal•ly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. ecclesiastical, ecclesiastic(adj)

    of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church)

    "ecclesiastic history"

Wiktionary

  1. ecclesiastical(Adjective)

    Of or pertaining to the church

    ecclesiastical architecture

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ecclesiastical(adj)

    of or pertaining to the church; relating to the organization or government of the church; not secular; as, ecclesiastical affairs or history; ecclesiastical courts


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