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ecclesiastic

 
Dictionary: ec·cle·si·as·tic   (ĭ-klē'zē-ăs'tĭk) pronunciation
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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.

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IN BRIEF: A clergy man or other person in religious orders.

pronunciation Thomas chose a religious vocation and enrolled in the seminary to become an ecclesiastic.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a clergyman or other person in religious orders
  Synonyms: cleric, churchman, divine

The adjective ecclesiastic has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or associated with the Christian Church
  Synonym: ecclesiastical
  Pertains to noun: church (meaning #1)

 
 
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