English Explanatory Dictionary

ecclesiastic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical.
noun
  1. A cleric, especially one in a Christian church.

Pronunciation

ĭ-klē'zē-ăsʹtĭk /ɪˌkliː.ziˈæs.tɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ecclesiastic.wav

Word forms

ecclesiastic more ecclesiastic most ecclesiastic ecclesiastick ecclesiastics

Etymology

From Middle English ecclesyastyke, from Late Latin ecclēsiasticus (“of the church”), from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησιαστικός (ekklēsiastikós). By surface analysis, ecclesiast + -ic. Doublet of Ecclesiasticus.

Synonyms

churchical churchlike ecclesial churchish churchly churchy ecclesiastic ecclesiastical

Related words

Ecclesiastes

Derived words

ecclesiastically ecclesiasticism ecclesiastify nonecclesiastic
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