Ecclesiastic and Secular

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Ecclesiastic adjective - Of or relating to a church.

Usage example: a council to make final determinations on ecclesiastic matters

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Secular is an antonym for ecclesiastic.

Nearby Word: ecclesiastical

Secular adjective - Not involving religion or religious matters.

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Ecclesiastic is an antonym for secular.

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Secular and Ecclesiastic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ecclesiastic/secular

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