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ecclesiastic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- ĭ-klē'zē-ăsʹtĭk
- /ɪˌkliː.ziˈæs.tɪk/
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.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical.
Forms
Deriveds
ecclesiasticism · nonecclesiastic · ecclesiastically · ecclesiastify
Relateds
Ecclesiastes
Synonyms
churchly · churchlike · churchical · churchish · ecclesial · churchlike · ecclesiastical · ecclesial · churchy · ecclesiastic · churchical
ecclesiastic en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- ĭ-klē'zē-ăsʹtĭk
- /ɪˌkliː.ziˈæs.tɪk/
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.
Meanings
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A cleric, especially one in a Christian church.
Forms
Hypernyms
cleric
Translations (14)
nl geestelijke (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy) · de Geistliche (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy) · et jumalasulane (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy) · et vaimulik (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy) · bg духовник (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy) · mk ду́ховник (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy) · nl clericus (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy) · et kirikuteener (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy) · el κληρικός (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy) · ga eaglaiseach (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy) · eo religiulino (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy) · gv agglishagh (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy) · eo religiulo (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy) · de Geistlicher (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy)