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• Eccles
  Eccles

  noun

  Sir John Carew 1903–97, Australian physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1963.
• eccles.
  eccles.

  abbreviation

  ecclesiastic.
• Eccles.
  Eccles.

  abbreviation

  Ecclesiastes.

Eccles

¹ American  

[ek-uhlz] / ˈɛk əlz /

noun

1. Sir John Carew 1903–97, Australian physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1963.

2. Marriner Stoddard 1890–1977, U.S. economist and banker.

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eccles. ² American  

Or eccl.

abbreviation

1. ecclesiastic.

2. ecclesiastical.

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Eccles. ³ American  

Or Eccl.

abbreviation

Bible.

1. Ecclesiastes.

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Eccles ¹ British  

/ ˈɛkəlz /

noun

1. a town in NW England, in Salford unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 36 610 (2001)

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Eccles ² British  

/ ˈɛkəlz /

noun

1. Sir John Carew. 1903–97, Australian physiologist: shared the Nobel prize for physiology (1963) with A. L. Hodgkin and A. F. Huxley for their work on conduction of nervous impulses

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Eccles. ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Ecclesiastes

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Example Sentences

The lone exception is Marriner Eccles, the Fed chair from 1934 to 1948.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Eccles played a pivotal role in a clash with Truman over how much authority the White House should have in setting interest rates, a confrontation that ultimately secured the Fed’s modern independence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

One former Fed chief, Marriner Eccles, remained at the central bank after his term as chair ended in 1948.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

The first true commercial touring caravan, designed specifically to be towed by a car, was launched by Eccles Motor Transport in 1919.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

Ask Mr. Eccles to have the kindness to take you to his tailor and order some clothes.

From That Boy Of Norcott's by Lever, Charles James