ecclesiastic
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ec·cle·si·as·tic
(ĭ-klē'zē-ăs'tĭk) 
adj.
Ecclesiastical.
n.
A minister or priest; a cleric.
adj.
Ecclesiastical.
n.
A minister or priest; a cleric.
[Late Latin ecclēsiasticus, from Greek ekklēsiastikos, from ekklēsiastēs, a member of the ecclesia. See Ecclesiastes.]
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ecclesiastic
IN BRIEF: A clergy man or other person in religious orders.
Thomas chose a religious vocation and enrolled in the seminary to become an ecclesiastic.
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- Individuals and Titles - ecclesiastic: member of clergy or religious order
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Ignatius of Loyola, Saint
(Spanish ecclesiastic)
Thomas à Kempis
(German ecclesiastic and writer)
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