ec·cle·si·as·tic ( -kl  z- s tk)adj. Ecclesiastical. n. A minister or priest; a cleric. [Late Latin eccl siasticus, from Greek ekklsiastikos, from ekklsiasts, a member of the ecclesia; see Ecclesiastes.] |
ecclesiastic [ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstɪk]
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a clergyman or other person in holy orders
adj
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) of or associated with the Christian Church or clergy
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  ecclesiastic - a clergyman or other person in religious ordersclergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church ordainer - a cleric who ordains; a cleric who admits someone to holy orders pardoner - a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences pluralist - a cleric who holds more than one benefice at a time |
| Adj. | 1. | ecclesiastic - of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church); "ecclesiastic history" |
ecclesiastic
noun clergyman, minister, priest, vicar, parson, pastor, cleric, churchman, man of God, divine, man of the cloth, churchwoman, woman of God, clergywoman, woman of the cloth He was sent to a school run by ecclesiastics.
Translations
ecclesiastic
n → Kleriker m
ecclesiastic [ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstɪk] n & adj → ecclesiastico/a
ecclesiastic [ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstɪk] n & adj → ecclesiastico/a
ecclesiastic [ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstɪk] n & adj → ecclesiastico/a
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