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Ecclesiastic

/əkliziˈæstɪk/

A cleric.

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📖 Definitions of "Ecclesiastic"

noun

1
A cleric.

adjective

1
Of or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical.

🔄 Synonyms of "Ecclesiastic"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
ecclesiastical	Of or pertaining to the church.
clericnoun	A member of a clergy.
churchmannoun	A person (originally a man) of authority in a Christian religious organization (a church).
divinenoun	Of or pertaining to a god.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ecclesiastic"

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Word	Definition
clericnoun	A member of a clergy.
ecclesiastical	Of or pertaining to the church.
churchmannoun	A person (originally a man) of authority in a Christian religious organization (a church).
divinenoun	Of or pertaining to a god.
ecclesiasticallnoun	Obsolete form of ecclesiastical. [Of or pertaining to the church.]
eclesiasticalnoun	Misspelling of ecclesiastical. [Of or pertaining to the church.]
churchical	(Christianity, informal) Pertaining to or characteristic of church; ecclesiastical.
ecclesiasticknoun	Obsolete form of ecclesiastic. [A cleric, especially one in a Christian church.]
churchly	Pertaining to or relating to the church, its government, forms, or ceremonies; ecclesiastical.
eccles.noun	Abbreviation of Ecclesiastes. [(biblical) A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.]
ecclesiological	Of or pertaining to ecclesiology.
ecclesiologistic	Of or pertaining to ecclesiology.
ecclesial	Synonym of ecclesiastical.
spiritual	Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
archepiscopalnoun	(ecclesiastical) Of or pertaining to an archbishop or an archbishopric.
hierarchical	Pertaining to a hierarchy.
clerical	Of or relating to clerks or their work.
pontificalnoun	A book containing the offices, or formulas, used by a pontiff.
ecclesiologic	Synonym of ecclesiological.
episcopalnoun	(nonstandard) An adherent of an Anglican church, especially the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, or the Anglican churches in the Philippines, western Asia, South Sudan, the Horn of Africa, and most of north Africa.