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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ec·cle·si·as·ti·cal 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 English Etymology ecclesiastical 1530s, from ecclesiastic + -al. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ecclesiastical ec·cle·si·as·tic·al / i7kli:zi5Astikl / adjective[usually before noun] connected with the Christian Church 基督教会的；与基督教会有关的 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ec·cle·si·as·ti·cal \ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷tə̇kəl, -tēk-\ adjective or ec·cle·si·as·tic \-tik, -tēk\ Etymology: ecclesiastical from Middle English, from Late Latin ecclesiasticus ecclesiastical + Middle English -al; ecclesiastic from Middle French ecclesiastique, from Late Latin ecclesiasticus, from Greek ekklēsiastikos, literally, of an ecclesia, from ekklēsiastēs + -ikos -ic 1. a. : of or relating to a church especially as a formal and established institution < whether tried in an ecclesiastical or a civil court > < ecclesiastical history > b. : belonging to, suggestive of, or suitable for use in a church building or service of worship < roofing material ideal for ecclesiastical work > < ecclesiastical music > : churchly < spoke with an ecclesiastical solemnity > 2. : of or relating to the formal and established institutions or government of any religion < the festivals of the ecclesiastical year in ancient Athens > < the Jewish board that gives ecclesiastical endorsement to chaplaincy candidates > • ec·cle·si·as·ti·cal·ly \-tə̇k(ə)lē, -tēk-, -li\ adverb |
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