ecclesiastical
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- antiecclesiastical adjective
- antiecclesiastically adverb
- ecclesiastically adverb
- interecclesiastical adjective
- interecclesiastically adverb
- nonecclesiastical adjective
- nonecclesiastically adverb
- unecclesiastically adverb
Etymology
Origin of ecclesiastical
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; Ecclesiastes, -ical
Example Sentences
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Yet despite the local ecclesiastical authorities approving the scene, the installation in central Brussels has come under fire online since opening on Friday, with right-wing Belgian politician Georges-Louis Bouchez even comparing the figures to "zombies".
From Barron's
The Independent notes that he was seen as a "saintly" and "ecclesiastical" figure on Fleet Street.
From BBC
“BYU is a part of the Church and is a university that stands to help promote the Church’s ecclesiastical mission. I think that’s a form of messaging through one of its institutions.”
From Los Angeles Times
The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem pointed out that the holy site - over which it has ecclesiastical jurisdiction - had been granted a letter of protection by the Prophet Muhammad himself.
From BBC
Thirteen years after overcoming ecclesiastical objections to the Reproductive Health Bill, the Philippines Congress is now trying to get a bill passed which would legalise divorce, something else the church disagrees with.
From BBC
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