ecclesiastic
11ecclesiastic — /i klee zee as tik/, n. 1. a member of the clergy or other person in religious orders. 2. a member of the ecclesia in ancient Athens. adj. 3. ecclesiastical. [1475 85; < LL ecclesiasticus < Gk ekklesiastikós. See ECCLESIASTES, IC] * * * …
12ecclesiastic — 1. adjective /əkliziˈæstɪk/ Of or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical. 2. noun /əkliziˈæstɪk/ One who adheres to a church based philosophy …
13ecclesiastic — Synonyms and related words: DD, Doctor of Divinity, Holy Joe, abbe, chaplain, churchman, clergyman, cleric, clerical, clerk, curate, cure, divine, man of God, military chaplain, minister, padre, parson, pastor, preacher, rector, reverend, servant …
14ecclesiastic — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. clergyman, churchman, preacher; see minister 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person ordained for service in a Christian church: churchman, churchwoman, clergyman, clergywoman, cleric, clerical, clerk, divine, minister …
15ecclesiastic — ec|cle|si|as|tic [ıˌkli:ziˈæstık] n formal a priest, usually in the Christian church …
16ecclesiastic — ec|cle|si|as|tic [ ı,klizi æstık ] noun count FORMAL a Christian priest, MINISTER, etc …
17ecclesiastic — n. priest, minister, Christian clergyman …
18ecclesiastic — formal noun a priest or clergyman. adjective another term for ecclesiastical …
19ecclesiastic — I. a.; (also ecclesiastical) Of the Church, belonging or relating to the Church, church. II. n. Priest, clergyman, churchman, minister, parson, pastor, divine, person in holy orders or orders …
20ecclesiastic — noun (C) formal a priest, usually in the Christian church …