ECCLESIASTIC

ecclesiastical, ecclesiastic

(adjective) of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church); “ecclesiastic history”

cleric, churchman, divine, ecclesiastic

(noun) a clergyman or other person in religious orders

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

ecclesiastic (comparative more ecclesiastic, superlative most ecclesiastic)

Of or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical.

Usage notes

Ecclesiastical is more commonly used.

Noun

ecclesiastic (plural ecclesiastics)

A cleric.

Source: Wiktionary

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Ec*cle`si*as"tic, a. Etym: [L. ecclesiasticus, Gr. Ex-, and Hale, v. t., Haul.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to the church. See Ecclesiastical. "Ecclesiastic government." Swift.

Ec*cle`si*as"tic, n.

Definition: A person in holy orders, or consecrated to the service of the church and the ministry of religion; a clergyman; a priest. From a humble ecclesiastic, he was subsequently preferred to the highest dignities of the church. Prescott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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