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    [Adjective]  | "ec*cle*si*as*ti*cal" | \ i-ˌklē-zē-ˈa-sti-kəl \


    1: of or relating to a church especially as an established institution

    2: suitable for use in a church


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English ecclesiasticall, from Late Latin ecclēsiasticus "of the Christian Church" + Middle English -all {see: |-al:1|-al:1} {mat|ecclesiastic:1|};

    [Adjective]  | "ec*cle*si*as*tic" | \ i-ˌklē-zē-ˈa-stik \


    1: ecclesiastical


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Borrowed from Late Latin ecclēsiasticus "of the Christian Church," borrowed from Late Greek ekklēsiastikós "of the Church, of Christians, of clerics (as opposed to laymen)," going back to Greek, "of the public assembly," from ekklēsiastḗs "participant in an assembly of citizens" + -ikos {see: |-ic:1|-ic:1} {mat|ecclesiastes|Ecclesiastes};

    [Adjective]  | "ecclesiastical" 


    1: of or relating to a church;


      * e.g., " ... ecclesiastical laws that have been in existence for centuries "





    [Adjective]  | "ecclesiastic" 


    1: of or relating to a church;


      * e.g., " ... a council to make final determinations on ecclesiastic matters "





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