ecclesiastically

ecclesiastically

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English ecclesiastic
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
Middle English -ally
English -ally
English ecclesiastically

    From ecclesiastic + -ally.

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    Adverb

    ecclesiastically (comparative more ecclesiastically, superlative most ecclesiastically)

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