ecclesiastic

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ecclesiastic

/ɪˌkliː.ziˈæs.tɪk/

Rhymes with -æstɪk

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From Middle English ecclesyastyke, from Late Latin ecclēsiasticus (“of the church”), from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησιαστικός (ekklēsiastikós). By surface analysis, ecclesiast + -ic. Doublet of Ecclesiasticus.

adjective more ecclesiastic · most ecclesiastic · ecclesiastick

Of or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical.
Similar: churchical, churchlike, ecclesial, churchish, churchly, churchy, ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical

noun ecclesiastics · ecclesiastick

A cleric, especially one in a Christian church. For the priestly historian was a lawyer as well as an ecclesiastic, and as such he took great pains to prove that the friendly relations of God to his people rested on a strictly legal basis.

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noun one who adheres to a church-based philosophy

Deutsch	Geistlicher, Geistliche
Ελληνικά	κληρικός klirikós

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@misc{ecclesiastic_2026,
  title = {ecclesiastic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ecclesiastic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}