ec‧cle‧si‧as‧ti‧cal /ɪˌkliːziˈæstɪk
əl/ (
also ec‧cle‧sias‧tic /-ˈæstɪk/)
adjective[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: ecclesiasticus, from Greek ekklesia 'group of people gathered together, church']
relating to the Christian church or its priests:
ecclesiastical history [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲