1. relating to the Christian church or its clergy
Usage: formal

Examples

• The bishop wore his ecclesiastical robes during the ceremony.
• She studied ecclesiastical history at the seminary.
• The cathedral’s ecclesiastical architecture dates back to the 12th century.
• He held an important ecclesiastical position in the diocese.
• The manuscript contained ecclesiastical Latin texts.
• Ecclesiastical law governs matters within the church.
• The museum displays ecclesiastical art and artifacts.