eclesiástico

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin ecclesiasticus (“of the church”), from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησιαστικός (ekklēsiastikós), from ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.klɨ.ˈzjaʃ.ti.ku/
  • Hyphenation: e‧cle‧si‧ás‧ti‧co

Adjective

eclesiástico m (feminine singular eclesiástica, masculine plural eclesiásticos, feminine plural eclesiásticas, comparable)

  1. ecclesiastical (pertaining to the church)

Synonyms

Spanish

Adjective

eclesiástico (feminine singular eclesiástica, masculine plural eclesiásticos, feminine plural eclesiásticas)

  1. ecclesiastic
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