ecclesiastical

1. 1.

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

   “ecclesiastic history”

   Synonymsecclesiastic

Questions about ecclesiastical

What does ecclesiastical mean?

ecclesiastical means "of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church)".

How many syllables are in ecclesiastical?

ecclesiastical has 6 syllables: ec-cle-si-as-ti-cal. The stress falls on "as". In IPA it is /ɪˌkliziˈæstɪkəl/.

What is another word for ecclesiastical?

Close synonyms include ecclesiastic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ecclesiastical a common word?

ecclesiastical is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.