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.

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, adjective non·ec·cle·si·as·tic, adjective, noun un·ec·cle·si·as·tic, adjective

Words nearby ecclesiastic

eccles., ecclesia, ecclesial, ecclesiarch, ecclesiastes, ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical, ecclesiastical calendar, ecclesiastical commissioners, ecclesiastical court, ecclesiastical society

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