English Explanatory Dictionary

ecclesiast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the Athenian ecclesia (public legislative assembly).
  2. A member of any ecclesia (church or other assembly).
  3. A cleric; someone (such as a priest) who administers a church (ecclesia) or other religious gathering/group.
name
  1. The author of Ecclesiastes, traditionally considered to be King Solomon.

Word forms

ecclesiast ecclesiasts ekklesiast the Ecclesiast

Etymology

From Middle English ecclesiaste, from Latin ecclēsiastēs, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησιαστής (ekklēsiastḗs). By surface analysis, ecclesia + -ast.

Related words

ecclesia Ecclesiast Ecclesiastes ecclesiastic ecclesiastical
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