ecclesiastical
adjective
ec·cle·si·as·ti·cal
i-ˌklē-zē-ˈa-sti-kəl 
e-ˌklē-
1
: of or relating to a church especially as an established institution
2
: suitable for use in a church
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ecclesiastical laws that have been in existence for centuries
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Her historic appointment—a first in the 1,400 years since Saint Augustine founded the diocese after landing in England—will fuel the long-running debate not only in the Anglican church, but also other Christian churches, about the ecclesiastical role of women.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Pretty quickly, this pay-to-pray arrangement gave way to a less ecclesiastical approach.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The Rooms Laid out over three floors—each with soaring, ecclesiastical cross-vault ceilings—rooms are spacious and chic, each with a varying but superb vistas.
—Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
Because the actual date of the spring equinox can differ by a day or two, the Catholic Church created a fixed date of March 21 to define it, known as the ecclesiastical equinox.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Pretty quickly, this pay-to-pray arrangement gave way to a less ecclesiastical approach.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The Rooms Laid out over three floors—each with soaring, ecclesiastical cross-vault ceilings—rooms are spacious and chic, each with a varying but superb vistas.
—Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
Because the actual date of the spring equinox can differ by a day or two, the Catholic Church created a fixed date of March 21 to define it, known as the ecclesiastical equinox.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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“Ecclesiastical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ecclesiastical. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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ecclesiastical
adjective
ec·cle·si·as·ti·cal
ik-ˌlē-zē-ˈas-ti-kəl
e-ˌklē-
variants
or ecclesiastic
-tik
: of or relating to a church
ecclesiastical history
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