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ecclesiastic

[ ih-klee-zee-as-tik ]
/ ɪˌkli ziˈæs tɪk /
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noun

a member of the clergy or other person in religious orders.
a member of the ecclesia in ancient Athens.

adjective

ecclesiastical.

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Origin of ecclesiastic

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

OTHER WORDS FROM ecclesiastic

an·ti·ec·cle·si·as·tic, noun, adjectivenon·ec·cle·si·as·tic, adjective, nounun·ec·cle·si·as·tic, adjective

Words nearby ecclesiastic

Eccles cake, ecclesia, ecclesial, ecclesiarch, Ecclesiastes, ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical, ecclesiastical calendar, Ecclesiastical Commissioners, ecclesiastical court, ecclesiastical society
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Words related to ecclesiastic

cleric, pastor, preacher, priest, minister, abbot, prelate, divine, chaplain, parson, reverend

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British Dictionary definitions for ecclesiastic

ecclesiastic
/ (ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstɪk) /

noun

a clergyman or other person in holy orders

adjective

of or associated with the Christian Church or clergy
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