In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
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
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
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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