Ecclesiastical
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˌkli.ziˈæ.stə.kəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Ecclesiastical is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to the church.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to the church.
Example Sentences
ecclesiastical architecture
Sodomy had always been an ecclesiastical offense. The Statute of 1533 (25 Henry VIII, c. 6) made it a felony; and Pollock and Maitland consider that this "affords an almost sufficient proof that the temporal courts had not punished it, and that no one had been put to death for it, for a very long time past."
Word Forms
- ecclesiasticall
Synonyms for ecclesiastical
Depending on context, synonyms include churchical, churchish, churchlike, churchly, churchy, ecclesial.
Antonyms for ecclesiastical
Common opposites include antiecclesiastical, nonecclesiastical, nonchurchly, nonecclesiastic, unchurchlike, unchurchly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ecclesiastic, clergy, clerical, bishop, episcopal, church.
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