ECCLESIASTICAL


Meaning of ECCLESIASTICAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ti-kəl ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin ecclesiasticus, from Late Greek ekklēsiastikos, from Greek, of an assembly of citizens, from ekklēsiastēs

Date: 15th century

1. : of or relating to a church especially as an established institution

2. : suitable for use in a church

• ec·cle·si·as·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.