ecclesiastical

CEFRC1

/əˌkli.ziˈæ.stə.kəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to a Christian church or its organization.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of or pertaining to the church.

Examples

  • Any restoration will have to consider the artistic and ecclesiastical heritage of Notre Dame.

  • ecclesiastical architecture

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English ecclesiasticall, ecclesiasticalle, from Latin ecclēsiasticus + -al. By surface analysis, ecclesiastic + -al or ecclesiast + -ical.