| 单词 | ecclesiastic |
| 释义 | ecclesiastic (once / 335 pages) adjn If you’re an ecclesiastic, you probably spend a lot of time in church. The word ecclesiastic describes a member of the clergy, typically someone associated with a Christian church. The word ecclesiastic has origins in the Greek word ekklesiastes, meaning "speaker in an assembly or church," and can be used to describe someone associated with a church, such as a cleric or a priest. When you see an English word that begins with the eccles bit, you can be pretty sure that its meaning will somehow involve religious matters. That’s because ekklēsia is the Greek word for church and it has influenced the spelling of many English words of a religious nature, such as ecclesial, ecclesiolatry, and ecclesiarch. WORD FAMILYecclesiastic: ecclesiastical, ecclesiastically, ecclesiasticism, ecclesiastics+/ecclesiasticism: ecclesiasticisms USAGE EXAMPLESBut Sanders was peppered with questions from academics and ecclesiastics during Vatican conference in a manner that might have been afforded a head of state. Time(Apr 16, 2016) Xen was a little stranger and sometimes abrasive, but elements of chamber and choral music added something ecclesiastic to its nihilistic weight. The Verge(Nov 19, 2015) Production is where West’s strange ecclesiastic tics make sense, and where they can be easily replicated. The Verge(Jun 18, 2015) 1adj of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church) ecclesiastic history Syn ecclesiastical 2n a clergyman or other person in religious orders Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper churchman, cleric, divine Thomas a Kempis German ecclesiastic (1380-1471) Saint Bruno(Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101) ordainer a cleric who ordains; a cleric who admits someone to holy orders pardonera medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences pluralista cleric who holds more than one benefice at a time absolversomeone who grants absolution clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church |
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