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View synonyms for ecclesiastic
ecclesiastic
[ ih-klee-zee-as-tik ]
noun
- a member of the clergy or other person in religious orders.
- a member of the ecclesia in ancient Athens.
adjective
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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Other Words From
- anti·ec·clesi·astic noun adjective
- nonec·clesi·astic adjective noun
- unec·clesi·astic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ecclesiastic1
1475–85; < Late Latin ecclēsiasticus < Greek ekklēsiastikós. See Ecclesiastes, -ic
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Example Sentences
Giovanni Francesca Abela, a historian and ecclesiastic of Malta, died.
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Francis Xavier Talbot died; a French ecclesiastic, and author of some poems.
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But only a cloistered ecclesiastic can be held responsible for such military procedure.
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The Italian ecclesiastic Gavazzi, lectured at Quebec, and gave rise to a riot.
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Adam de St. Victoire, a French ecclesiastic and writer, died.
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