eclesiástico

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Asturian

Adjective

eclesiástico

  1. neuter of eclesiásticu

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ekleˈsjastiko/
  • Rhymes: -astiko
  • Hyphenation: e‧cle‧siás‧ti‧co

Adjective

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

  1. ecclesiastic
    corrupción eclesiástica ― ecclesiastic corruption

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.kle.ziˈas.t͡ʃi.ku/ , (faster pronunciation) /e.kleˈzjas.t͡ʃi.ku/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /e.kle.ziˈaʃ.t͡ʃi.ku/ , (faster pronunciation) /e.kleˈzjaʃ.t͡ʃi.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.kle.ziˈas.t͡ʃi.ko/ , (faster pronunciation) /e.kleˈzjas.t͡ʃi.ko/

  • Hyphenation: e‧cle‧si‧ás‧ti‧co

Adjective

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

  1. ecclesiastical (pertaining to the church)
    Synonym: eclesial

Related terms

Further reading

  • “eclesiástico” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ekleˈsjastiko/
  • Rhymes: -astiko
  • Syllabification: e‧cle‧siás‧ti‧co

Adjective

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

  1. ecclesiastic

Derived terms

Further reading

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