ecclesiastic

ec·cle·si·as·tic  (-klz-stk)

adj.

Ecclesiastical.

n.

A minister or priest; a cleric.

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[Late Latin ecclsiasticus, from Greek ekklsiastikos, from ekklsiasts, a member of the ecclesia; see Ecclesiastes.]

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ecclesiastic

Noun

a member of the clergy

Adjective

of or relating to the Christian Church or its clergy [Greek ekklēsia assembly]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ecclesiastic - a clergyman or other person in religious orders churchman, cleric, divine clergyman, 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" ecclesiastical

Translations

ecclesiastic [ɪkliːzɪˈæstɪk], ecclesiastical [ɪkliːzɪˈæstɪkl] adj → ecclésiastique

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ecclesiastic [ɪkliːzɪˈæstɪk], ecclesiastical [ɪkliːzɪˈæstɪkl] adj → kirchlich

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ecclesiastic [ɪkliːzɪˈæstɪk] n → ecclesiastico

adj → ecclesiastico/a

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ecˌclesiˈastic(al)

adj ecˌclesiˈastic(al) [ikliːziˈӕstik(l)]

of the church or clergy. ekklesiasties, geestelike إكليروسي، كَنائِسي духовен církevní, duchovní kirkelig; gejstlig; kirke- kirchlich εκκλησιαστικός eclesiástico kiriklik کشیشی؛ کلیسایی kirkko-, papillinen ecclésiastique כּוֹמֶר पादरी, गिरजा घर के पादरी crkveni egyházi mengenai gereja kirkulegur; klerklegur ecclesiastico キリスト教会の 성직의 baþnytinis, dvasinis baznīcas-; garīdznieku- paderi kerkelijk kirkelig, kirke- kościelny, duchowny eclesiástico ecleziastic, bisericesc церковный cirkevný cerkven crkveni ecklesiastisk, kyrklig, prästerlig ของสงฆ์ dinî, dinsel 基督教會的，教士的 духовний; церковний کلیسا سے منسوب thuộc giáo sĩ; giáo hội 基督教会的，教士的