Synonyms for ecclesiastical
- adjective
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All synonyms
Adjective
1. Ecclesiastic
ecclesiastic, ecclesial, spiritual, churchly, churchlike, churchical informal, churchy, churchish rare
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of or pertaining to the church.
ecclesiastical architecture
Related words
- Phrases
- ecclesiastical law
Example sentences
- spiritual They gave him both material and spiritual support.
- ministerial Tom left the ministerial profession after suffering a crisis of faith.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ecclesiastical | steady | |
| spiritual | rising | |
| ecclesiastic | steady | |
| ecclesial | rising | |
| churchly | steady | |
| ministerial | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- churchy
- 8 letters
- churchly
- 9 letters
- spiritual4, ecclesial, churchish
- 10 letters
- churchlike, churchical
- 11 letters
- ministerial5
- 12 letters
- ecclesiastic5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (spiritual4 = 4 syllables).