# ecclesiastical

Pronunciation: US say "uh-klee-zee-AS-tuh-kuhl" /əˌkli.ziˈæ.stə.kəl/; UK say "i-klee-zee-AS-ti-kuhl" /əˈkliː.ziˌæ.stɪ.kəl/

## Adjective

1. Relating to the church or belonging to it.
   - Simple: About the church or belonging to it.
   - _Disputes over marriage were once settled in ecclesiastical courts rather than civil ones._
   - _The museum's collection of ecclesiastical silver includes chalices and candlesticks._

## Origin

Formed from ecclesiastic + the suffix -al.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/ecclesiastical (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).