ecclesiastical

/ɪˌkliːziˈæstɪkl/ (bre, ipa) · [ɪklˌiziˈæstɪkəl] /ɪˌkliːziˈæstɪkl/ (ame, ipa) · [ɪklˌiziˈæstɪkəl] /i-ˌklē-zē-ˈa-sti-kəl How to pronounce ecclesiastical (audio) e-ˌklē-/ (ame, mw)

ecclesiastical — adjective

  • ecclesiasticalpositive
  • more ecclesiasticalcomparative
  • most ecclesiasticalsuperlative

1. relating to the Christian Church, especially its formal offices, rules, and auth

1.形容詞C1
釋義

relating to the Christian Church, especially its formal offices, rules, and authority

例句

The museum displayed ecclesiastical robes beside the abbey's stone altar.

ecclesiastical + robes in church-history context

Ada studies ecclesiastical law at a college run by monks.

ecclesiastical law

同義詞
  • church

    plainer and less technical; common in everyday phrases

  • religious

    broader and not limited to the Christian Church as an institution

  • clerical

    narrower; focuses more on priests and clergy than on the whole system

反義詞
  • secular

    not connected with church authority or religious institutions

文法句型

ecclesiastical law

ecclesiastical court

ecclesiastical authority

ecclesiastical office

用法筆記

Usually used before nouns such as law, court, authority, office, or robe. It appears mainly in formal writing about church organization, history, or legal matters, not in everyday conversation about personal faith.

常見錯誤

❌The family sang an ecclesiastical song before dinner.
✅The family sang a religious song before dinner.
💡ecclesiastical is mainly used for church institutions, offices, or official matters, not for general acts of belief.
❌The mosque has an ecclesiastical council.
✅The mosque has a religious council.
💡ecclesiastical is tied to the Christian Church, so it does not fit institutions from other faiths.