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Definition: ECCLESIAL

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Ecclesiastical.[Websters]
2. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb ecclesially.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(ecclesially)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective ecclesial.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Ecclesial" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Ecclesial \Ec*cle"si*al\, adjective. Ecclesiastical. [obsolete]. (references)

Common Expressions: ECCLESIAL

Expressions Definition
Lay Ecclesial Ministry The term, Lay Ecclesial Ministry, is relatively new in the discussion of ministry and vocation in the Catholic Church, though the practice goes back several decades and in a certain sense has its origins in the ancient church. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Topics by Level of Interest: ECCLESIAL

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
List of Ecclesial Movements 8     Basic ecclesial community 4
Lay Ecclesial Ministry 7     Lay Ecclesial Ministry 7
Basic ecclesial community 4     List of Ecclesial Movements 8
Roman Catholic lay ecclesial movement 3     Roman Catholic lay ecclesial movement 3

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Synonyms: ecclesial
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Adjective

ecclesiastical.
Consider also: ecclesiastic.
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Translations: ECCLESIAL

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Chinese Simplified 教会 的 (ecclesial). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, ecclesial. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 教會 的 (ecclesial). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, ecclesial. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch geistlich (spiritual, clerical, clerically, ecclesiastic, religious). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, ecclesial. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch geestelýk (mental, ecclesiastic, clerical, ecclesial, spiritual). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, ecclesial. (volunteer & more translations)
German geistlich (spiritual, clerical, clerically, ecclesiastic, religious). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, ecclesial. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 종교의 (spiritual, religious, ecclesial, ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical), 성직의 (ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical, reverend, cleric, ecclesial), 교회의 (ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical, church, churchly, ecclesial), 교역 의 (ecclesial, ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, ecclesial. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 종교의 (spiritual, religious, ecclesial, ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical), 성직의 (ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical, reverend, cleric, ecclesial), 교회의 (ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical, church, churchly, ecclesial), 교역 의 (ecclesial, ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, ecclesial. (volunteer & more translations)
High German geistlich (spiritual, clerical, clerically, ecclesiastic, religious). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, ecclesial. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch geistlich (spiritual, clerical, clerically, ecclesiastic, religious). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, ecclesial. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian ecclesiastico (clergyman, ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical, churchman, cleric), ecclesiale (ecclesial). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, ecclesial. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 教会の (spiritual, church, ecclesial, ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, ecclesial. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 종교의 (spiritual, religious, ecclesial, ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical), 성직의 (ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical, reverend, cleric, ecclesial), 교회의 (ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical, church, churchly, ecclesial), 교역 의 (ecclesial, ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, ecclesial. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese eclesiástico (ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical, clergyman, canonic, canonical). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, ecclesial. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). Top