ecclesial

adjective

ec·cle·si·al i-ˈklē-zē-əl How to pronounce ecclesial (audio)

e-ˈklē-

: of or relating to a church

Example Sentences

the waning of ecclesial power in Europe as the number of lapsed Christians increases

Recent Examples on the Web While increasingly common, the ecclesial apology is a relatively modern phenomenon, said Jeremy Bergen, a church apology expert and professor of religious and theological studies at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo, Ontario.

Peter Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2022 In addition to that, one of the goals the synodal reform is to change completely the ecclesial structures of the Church in Germany and elsewhere.

Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review, 13 June 2021 Because of the circular design and lightweight material of the pellegrina, which opens at the front, the wind easily sweeps beneath it, making the liturgical vestment the ecclesial equivalent of Marilyn Monroe’s iconic white dress.

The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Mar. 2021 The failure of ecclesial authorities ... to adequately address these repugnant crimes has rightly given rise to outrage, and remains a source of pain and shame for the Catholic community.

Fox News, 25 Aug. 2018

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin ecclēsiālis, from Late Latin ecclēsia "assembly of Christian believers, congregation, church, church building" + Latin -ālis -al entry 1; ecclēsia, borrowed from Greek ekklēsía "assembly of citizens, Jewish congregation (in the Septuagint), collectivity of Christian believers (in the New Testament)," from ékklētos "selected to judge" (verbal adjective of ekkaleîn "to call out, summon," from ek- ec- + kaléō, kaleîn "to call, summon, call by name," going back to an Indo-European verbal base *kleh₁-, *kl̥h₁- "call") + -ia -ia entry 1 — more at low entry 3

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above

单词	ecclesial
释义	ecclesial adjective ec·cle·si·al i-ˈklē-zē-əl e-ˈklē- : of or relating to a church Synonyms churchly ecclesiastic ecclesiastical See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the waning of ecclesial power in Europe as the number of lapsed Christians increases Recent Examples on the Web While increasingly common, the ecclesial apology is a relatively modern phenomenon, said Jeremy Bergen, a church apology expert and professor of religious and theological studies at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo, Ontario. Peter Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2022 In addition to that, one of the goals the synodal reform is to change completely the ecclesial structures of the Church in Germany and elsewhere. Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review, 13 June 2021 Because of the circular design and lightweight material of the pellegrina, which opens at the front, the wind easily sweeps beneath it, making the liturgical vestment the ecclesial equivalent of Marilyn Monroe’s iconic white dress. The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Mar. 2021 The failure of ecclesial authorities ... to adequately address these repugnant crimes has rightly given rise to outrage, and remains a source of pain and shame for the Catholic community. Fox News, 25 Aug. 2018 Word History Etymology borrowed from Medieval Latin ecclēsiālis, from Late Latin ecclēsia "assembly of Christian believers, congregation, church, church building" + Latin -ālis -al entry 1; ecclēsia, borrowed from Greek ekklēsía "assembly of citizens, Jewish congregation (in the Septuagint), collectivity of Christian believers (in the New Testament)," from ékklētos "selected to judge" (verbal adjective of ekkaleîn "to call out, summon," from ek- ec- + kaléō, kaleîn "to call, summon, call by name," going back to an Indo-European verbal base kleh₁-, kl̥h₁- "call") + -ia -ia entry 1 — more at low entry 3 First Known Use 1641, in the meaning defined above ecclesial adjective as in ecclesiastical of or relating to a church the waning of ecclesial power in Europe as the number of lapsed Christians increases Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance ecclesiastical ecclesiastic religious papal episcopal evangelical churchly ministerial evangelic apostolic sacramental pastoral divine clerical pontifical priestly consecrated holy sanctified sacerdotal canonical patriarchal rabbinic sacrosanct sacred rabbinical blessed blest hallowed Antonyms & Near Antonyms secular temporal lay nonchurch profane nonecclesiastical nonsectarian nondenominational nonclerical See More
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ecclesial

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