ecclesiastic

[ ih-klee-zee-as-tik ]
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noun
  1. a member of the clergy or other person in religious orders.

  2. a member of the ecclesia in ancient Athens.

adjective

Origin of ecclesiastic

1
1475–85; <Late Latin ecclēsiasticus<Greek ekklēsiastikós.See Ecclesiastes, -ic

Other words from ecclesiastic

  • an·ti·ec·cle·si·as·tic, noun, adjective
  • non·ec·cle·si·as·tic, adjective, noun
  • un·ec·cle·si·as·tic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for ecclesiastic

ecclesiastic

/ (ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstɪk) /


noun
  1. a clergyman or other person in holy orders

adjective
  1. of or associated with the Christian Church or clergy

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