ecclesiastical Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church)
    ecclesiastic.
    • ecclesiastic history

WordNet

Ec*cle`si*as"tic*al adjective
Etymology
See Ecclesiastical, a.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to the church; relating to the organization or government of the church; not secular; as, ecclesiastical affairs or history; ecclesiastical courts.
    Every circumstance of ecclesiastical order and discipline was an abomination. Cowper.

Webster 1913