All ecclesiastical synonyms
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E e adj ecclesiastical
- churchly — appropriate to, associated with, or suggestive of church life and customs
- clerical — Clerical jobs, skills, and workers are concerned with work that is done in an office.
- sectarian — of or relating to sectaries or sects.
- holy — specially recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated: holy ground.
- ministerial — pertaining to the ministry of religion, or to a minister or other member of the clergy.
- orthodox — of, relating to, or conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology, etc.
- parochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- pastoral — having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas: pastoral scenery; the pastoral life.
- religious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
- spiritual — of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
- diaconal — of or associated with a deacon or the diaconate
adjective ecclesiastical
- church — A church is a building in which Christians worship. You usually refer to this place as church when you are talking about the time that people spend there.
- priestly — of or relating to a priest; sacerdotal: priestly vestments.
- apostolic — Apostolic means belonging or relating to a Christian religious leader, especially the Pope.
- papal — of or relating to the pope or the papacy: a papal visit to Canada.
general ecclesiastical
- scriptural — (sometimes initial capital letter) of, relating to, or in accordance with sacred writings, especially the Scriptures.