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View usage for: (ɪkliːziæstɪk) Word forms: plural ecclesiasticscountable nounAn ecclesiastic is a priest or clergyman in the Christian Church. [formal]Synonyms: or woman">clergyman or woman, minister, priest, vicar More Synonyms of ecclesiastic ecclesiastic in British English (ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstɪk) noun1. a member of the clergy or other person in holy orders adjective2. of or associated with the Christian Church or clergy ecclesiastic in American English (ɛˌkliziˈæstɪk; ɪˌkliziˈæstɪk) noun2. a member of the clergy Word origin LL(Ec) ecclesiasticus < Gr ekklēsiastikos: see ecclesia Examples of 'ecclesiastic' in a sentenceecclesiastic "Her earnestness demanded that he truly consider an answer, not give her some pat ecclesiastic 's line. Definition a member of the clergy He was sent to a school run by ecclesiastics. Synonyms cleric churchman or woman man or woman or person of God man or woman or person of the cloth Additional synonymsDefinition a priest who is learned in theology He had the air of a divine. Synonyms priest, minister, vicar, reverend, pastor, cleric, or woman">clergyman or woman, curate, churchman or woman, padre (informal), holy man or woman or person, man or woman or person of God , man or woman or person of the cloth, ecclesiastic, father confessor Definition (esp. in Presbyterian and some Nonconformist Churches) a member of the clergy My father was a Baptist minister. Synonyms or woman">clergyman or woman, priest, divine, vicar, parson, preacher, pastor, chaplain, cleric, rector, curate, churchman or woman, padre (informal), ecclesiasticDefinition any clergyman At that time, the parish did not have a resident parson. Synonyms clergyman, minister, priest, vicar, divine, incumbent, reverend (informal), preacher, pastor, cleric, rector, curate, churchman, man of God, man of the cloth, ecclesiasticNearby words ofecclesiastic - ebullition
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