Ecklesiastikdepartementet

Swedish

Etymology

From ecklesiastik (“ecclesiastical”) +‎ departement (“ministry”) +‎ -et (definite suffix).

Proper noun

Ecklesiastikdepartementet n (genitive Ecklesiastikdepartementets)

1. The Swedish ministry of education from 1840 to 1967, which also handled ecclesiastical, research, and cultural matters.

See also

• ecklesiastikminister
• utbildningsdepartement

References

• Ecklesiastikdepartementet in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)