ecclesiastic
noun /ɪˌkliːziˈæstɪk/
/ɪˌkliːziˈæstɪk/
(formal)- a priest or minister in the Christian ChurchTopics Religion and festivalsc2Word Originlate Middle English: from French ecclésiastique, or via late Latin from Greek ekklēsiastikos, from ekklēsiastēs ‘member of an assembly’, from ekklēsia ‘assembly, church’, based on ekkalein ‘summon out’.