ecclesiastics
plural of ecclesiastic
ecclesiastics (uncountable)
The field of study of the church.
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
21 May 2025
(adverb) at some indefinite or unstated time; “let’s get together sometime”; “everything has to end sometime”; “It was to be printed sometime later”
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