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1. (n.) ecclesiastic
a member of the clergy or other person in religious orders.
2. (adj.) ecclesiastic
ecclesiastical.
Etymology: (1475–85; < LL ecclēsiasticus < Gk ekklēsiastikós. See Ecclesiastes , -ic)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) cleric, churchman, divine, ecclesiastic
a clergyman or other person in religious orders
2. (adj) ecclesiastical, ecclesiastic
of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church)
"ecclesiastic history"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) ecclesiastic
a person in holy orders, or consecrated to the service of the church and the ministry of religion; a clergyman; a priest
2. (verb) ecclesiastic
of or pertaining to the church. See Ecclesiastical
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