ecclesiastic

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

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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the act of or need for making up one's mind.
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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., ecclesia, ecclesial, ecclesiarch, ecclesiastes, ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical, ecclesiastical calendar, ecclesiastical commissioners, ecclesiastical court, ecclesiastical society
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Words related to ecclesiastics

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

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British Dictionary definitions for ecclesiastics

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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