ECCLESIASTICAL


Meaning of ECCLESIASTICAL in English

■ adjective relating to the Christian Church or its clergy.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

Origin

ME: from Fr. ecclésiastique , or via late L. from Gk ekklēsiastikos , from ekklēsiastēs 'member of an assembly', from ekklēsia 'assembly, church'.

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