ecclesiastical

英 [ɪ,kliːzɪ'æstɪk(ə)l] 美 [ɪ,klizɪ'æstɪkl]

ecclesiastical: ecclesiastical: [15] In classical Greek, an ekklēsíā was an ‘assembly’ (the word was derived from ekkalein, a compound verb formed from the prefix ek- ‘out’ and kallein ‘call’). With the introduction of Christianity, it was adopted as the term for ‘church’, and an ekklēsiastés, originally ‘someone who addressed an assembly’, became a ‘preacher’ or ‘priest’. The derived adjective, ekklēsiastikos, passed into English via either French or Latin.
ecclesiastical (adj.): early 15c., from ecclesiastic + -al (1). Related: Ecclesiastically.

1. My ambition was to travel upwards in the ecclesiastical hierarchy.: 我的雄心是在教会中一步一步往上走。

2. There was a range of opinion within the ecclesiastical hierarchy on the issue.: 这个问题在基督教会的领导阶层中存在多种意见.

3. His first instincts led him to choose an ecclesiastical career.: 他很早就热衷于传教士的职业.

4. His wanderings were partly prompted by civil and ecclesiastical disturbances.: 他生活漂泊不定,部分是因为国内和教会的混乱.