Eccles

¹ American  

[ek-uhlz] / ˈɛk əlz /

noun

1. Sir John Carew 1903–97, Australian physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1963.

2. Marriner Stoddard 1890–1977, U.S. economist and banker.

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eccles. ² American  

Or eccl.

abbreviation

1. ecclesiastic.

2. ecclesiastical.

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Eccles. ³ American  

Or Eccl.

abbreviation

Bible.

1. Ecclesiastes.

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Eccles ¹ British  

/ ˈɛkəlz /

noun

1. a town in NW England, in Salford unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 36 610 (2001)

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Eccles ² British  

/ ˈɛkəlz /

noun

1. Sir John Carew. 1903–97, Australian physiologist: shared the Nobel prize for physiology (1963) with A. L. Hodgkin and A. F. Huxley for their work on conduction of nervous impulses

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Eccles. ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Ecclesiastes

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Example Sentences

“Pickpocket” also happened to be the last narrative feature to premiere at the Eccles Theater.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

No former chair has stayed on as a governor since Marriner Eccles, who served from 1934 until 1948 and remained on the board at President Harry Truman’s request after the president chose a new chair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

One former chair, Marriner Eccles, remained at the central bank after his chairmanship ended in 1948.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

"Whether the respondent's reason and/or explanation withstand scrutiny at the final hearing may determine whether the claimants are ultimately successful in their claims," Eccles wrote.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

Father Galway was away, but on Monday Esmeralda sent for Father Eccles, and from him she received the Last Sacraments.

From Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 by Hare, Augustus J. C.