Of the church (12)
I believe the answer is:
ecclesiastic
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">of the church</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(ecclesiastic means relating to the church)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ecclesiastic that I've seen before include "Churchman" , "Member of clergy; or, relating to church" , "Religious" , "Clergyman" , "Priest" .)