ecclesiastic

(ĭ-klē'zē-ăs'tĭk)
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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noun

A person ordained for service in a Christian church: churchman, churchwoman, clergyman, clergywoman, cleric, clerical, clerk, divine, minister, parson, preacher. Informal reverend. See religion.

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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