ecclesiastical
[ ih-klee-zee-as-ti-kuh l ]
/ ɪˌkli ziˈæs tɪ kəl /
adjective
of or relating to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular.
Origin of ecclesiastical
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at
Ecclesiastes,
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Example sentences from the Web for anti-ecclesiastical
Literary history aside (or be damned), these anti-establishment, anti-ecclesiastical fabliaux are pure, unadulterated fun.
Wolsey fell when Campeggio was recalled, and his fall involved the triumph of the anti-ecclesiastical party in England.
This, like the rest of Henry's anti-ecclesiastical legislation, was based on popular clamour.
Henry VIII. |A. F. PollardThe church was training the nations by means of the Bible, and now it is the Bible which stirs the anti-ecclesiastical movements.
The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation |Ernst Von Dobschutz
British Dictionary definitions for anti-ecclesiastical
ecclesiastical
/ (ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstɪkəl) /
adjective
of or relating to the Christian Church