Main Entry: ec·cle·si·as·ti·cal

Pronunciation: \-ti-kəl\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin ecclesiasticus, from Late Greek ekklēsiastikos, from Greek, of an assembly of citizens, from ekklēsiastēs

Date: 15th century

1 : of or relating to a church especially as an established institution
2 : suitable for use in a church

— ec·cle·si·as·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb