ecclesiastic | ||
1. | [ adjective ] (Christianity) of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church) | |
Synonyms: | ecclesiastical | |
Examples: | "ecclesiastic history" |
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Related terms: | church church | |
2. | [ noun ] (religion,Christianity) a clergyman or other person in religious orders | |
Synonyms: | churchman cleric divine | |
Related terms: | clergyman bishop ordainer a_kempis bruno pardoner | |
Similar spelling: |
ecclesiasticus ecclesiastical ecclesiasticism ecclesiastes Eccleston ecclesiology eccles_cake |