ecclesiastic (redirected from ecclesiastics)

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 [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

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

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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 [ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstɪk] N → eclesiástico m

ecclesiastic [ɪˌkliːziˈæstɪk] n → ecclésiastique mf

ecclesiastic

n → Kleriker m

ecclesiastic [ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstɪk] n & adj → ecclesiastico/a

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ecclesiastic [ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstɪk] n & adj → ecclesiastico/a