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ecclesiastical

ecc·le·sias·tical

UK/əˌkli.ziˈæ.stə.kəl/ US/əˈkliː.ziˌæ.stɪ.kəl/ rare

adjective

1.

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

  • “ecclesiastic history”
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Origin

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

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