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
ecclesiastic (comparative more ecclesiastic, superlative most ecclesiastic)
Of or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical.
Ecclesiastical is more commonly used.
ecclesiastic (plural ecclesiastics)
A cleric.
Source: Wiktionary
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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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