ecclesiastic
1Ecclesiastic — Ec*cle si*as tic (?; 277), a. [L. ecclesiasticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? an assembly of citizens called out by the crier; also, the church, fr. ? called out, fr. ? to call out; ek out + ? to call. See {Ex }, and {Hale}, v. t., {Haul}.] Of or pertaining to… …
2Ecclesiastic — Ec*cle si*as tic, n. A person in holy orders, or consecrated to the service of the church and the ministry of religion; a clergyman; a priest. [1913 Webster] From a humble ecclesiastic, he was subsequently preferred to the highest dignities of… …
3ecclesiastic — (adj.) late 15c., from M.Fr. ecclésiastique and directly from L.L. ecclesiasticus, from Gk. ekklesiastikos of the (ancient Athenian) assembly, later, of the church, from ekklesiastes speaker in an assembly or church, preacher, from ekkalein to… …
4ecclesiastic — [e klē΄zē as′tik, iklē΄zē as′tik] adj. [LL(Ec) ecclesiasticus < Gr ekklēsiastikos: see ECCLESIA] ECCLESIASTICAL n. a member of the clergy …
5ecclesiastic — I UK [ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstɪk] / US [ɪˌklɪzɪˈæstɪk] noun [countable] Word forms ecclesiastic : singular ecclesiastic plural ecclesiastics formal a Christian priest, minister etc II See: ecclesiastical …
6ecclesiastic — [[t]ɪkli͟ːziæ̱stɪk[/t]] ecclesiastics N COUNT An ecclesiastic is a priest or clergyman in the Christian Church. [FORMAL] …
7ecclesiastic — noun a high ecclesiastic See clergy …
8Ecclesiastic & Byzantine Museum of Rethymnon — is a museum in Rethymno, Crete, Greece …
9Ecclesiastic Museum of Aghia Marina — is a museum in Kissos, SporadesMagnesia, Greece …
10ecclesiastic — I. adjective Date: 15th century ecclesiastical II. noun Date: 1651 clergyman …
