eclesiástico

eclesiástico

1. neuter of eclesiásticu

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

• IPA^(key): /ɛkleˈsjastiko/ [ɛ.kleˈs̺jas̺.t̪i.kʊ]
• Rhymes: -astiko
• Hyphenation: e‧cle‧siás‧ti‧co

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

1. ecclesiastic

   corrupción eclesiástica ― ecclesiastic corruption

• “eclesiástico”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

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

• Hyphenation: e‧cle‧si‧ás‧ti‧co

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

1. ecclesiastical (pertaining to the church)

   Synonym: eclesial

• eclésia
• igreja

• “eclesiástico”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “eclesiástico” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “eclesiástico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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

• IPA^(key): /ekleˈsjastiko/ [e.kleˈsjas.t̪i.ko]
• Rhymes: -astiko
• Syllabification: e‧cle‧siás‧ti‧co

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

1. ecclesiastic

• “eclesiástico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025