ecclesiastical
ec.cle.si.as.ti.cal or ec.cle.si.as.tic \-'as-ti-k*l\ \-tik\ \-ti-k(*-)le-\ aj [ecclesiastical fr. ME, fr. LL ecclesiasticus; ecclesiastic f]r. MF ecclesiastique, fr. LL ecclesiasticus, fr. LGk ekkle-siastikos, fr. Gk, of an assembly of citizens, fr. ekklesiaste-s member of an assembly fr. ekkle-sia 1: of or relating to a church esp. as a formal and established institution {~ law} 2: suitable for use in a church {~ vestments} - ec.cle.si.as.ti.cal.ly av