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Of or pertaining to the church; relating to the organization or government of the church; not secular; as, ecclesiastical affairs or history; ecclesiastical courts.
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This is an adjective describing anything that has to do with the Church. It comes from the Greek word ' ekklesia', which in the New Testament is translated as church. Its literal meaning is 'the called-out ones.'
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Of or pertaining to a church, especially an organized institution.
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A term from the Greek, EKKLESIA, pertaining to the church or used in association with clergymen.
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having something to do with the Church (organisation or ritual) from the Greek, ecclesia
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Of or relating to a church.
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of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church); "ecclesiastic history"
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Of or pertaining to the church, especially considered as an organized and governing power
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pertaining to matters concerning the institutional aspects of the church
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Refers to official structures or legal and organizational aspects of the church.
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The word comes from the Greek meaning ‘ church'.
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