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ecclesiastically

ecclesiastically adverb: in an ecclesiastic manner.

Adverb

ecclesiastically (comparative more ecclesiastically, superlative most ecclesiastically)

  1. in an ecclesiastic manner
    • The ecclesiastically robed Choral Majority put on the best performance of the evening, singing their popular satires on several popular hymns and patriotic anthems.1982 December 11, John Kyper, “March for Milk, Moscone: A Memory and a Tradition”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 21, page 3

Forms of ecclesiastically

comparativemore ecclesiastically
superlativemost ecclesiastically

Origin of ecclesiastically

From ecclesiastic + -ally.

Questions about ecclesiastically

What does ecclesiastically mean?
Ecclesiastically means in an ecclesiastic manner.
What part of speech is ecclesiastically?
Ecclesiastically is an adverb.

Words near ecclesiastically in the dictionary

  1. ecclesiastical law
  2. ecclesiastical laws
  3. Ecclesiastical State
  4. Ecclesiastical States
  5. ecclesiasticall
  6. ecclesiastically
  7. ecclesiasticism
  8. ecclesiasticisms
  9. ecclesiasticize
  10. ecclesiasticized
  11. ecclesiasticizes

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