ecclesial

ec·cle·si·al

adj \i-ˈklē-zē-əl, e-ˈklē-\

Definition of ECCLESIAL

: of or relating to a church

Examples of ECCLESIAL

1. <the waning of ecclesial power in Europe as the number of lapsed Christians increases>

First Known Use of ECCLESIAL

1641

Related to ECCLESIAL

Synonyms: churchly, ecclesiastical, ecclesiastic

Antonyms: nonchurch, nonecclesiastical

Related Words: blessed (also blest), consecrated, divine, hallowed, holy, religious, sacramental, sacred, sacrosanct, sanctified; apostolic, canonical, clerical, episcopal, evangelical (also evangelic), ministerial, papal, pastoral, patriarchal, pontifical, priestly, rabbinic (or rabbinical), sacerdotal

Near Antonyms: lay, profane, secular, temporal; nonclerical; nondenominational, nonsectarian

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