Added 9 October 2026
ecclesiastical
/əˌkli.ziˈæ.stə.kəl/ adjective
In Latin: ecclēsiasticus Wiktionary
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Of or pertaining to the church.
ecclesiastical architecture
Origin
From Middle English ecclesiasticall, ecclesiasticalle, from Latin ecclēsiasticus + -al. By surface analysis, ecclesiastic + -al or ecclesiast + -ical.
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