# ecclesiastical

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˌkli.ziˈæ.stə.kəl/ · frequency rank #15,154

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to the church.

## Etymology
From Middle English ecclesiasticall, ecclesiasticalle, from Latin ecclēsiasticus + -al. By surface analysis, ecclesiastic + -al or ecclesiast + -ical.

## Common misspellings (19)
`ceclesiastical`, `eccelsiastical`, `eccleisastical`, `ecclesaistical`, `ecclesiasitcal`, `ecclesiasstical`, `ecclesiastcial`, `ecclesiastiacl`, `ecclesiasticall`, `ecclesiasticcal`, `ecclesiasticla`, `ecclesiasttical`, `ecclesiatsical`, `ecclesisatical`, `ecclessiastical`, `eccllesiastical`, `ecclseiastical`, `eclcesiastical`, `eclesiastical`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ecclesiastical