ecclesiastic

ecclesiastic
n
1. clergyman, churchman, cleric, clerk, Brit. blackcoat; minister, parson, divine, reverend, priest, father, rabbi; padre, abbé, curate, curé, chaplain, U.S. Mil. Sl. sky pilot, U.S. Mil. Sl.Holy Joe; pastor, rector, vicar; dean, canon, prebendary, presbyter; lector, reader, gospeler, deacon, acolyte, sacristan, Eastern Ch. ecclesiarch.
2. patriarch, primate, pope, pontiff, archbishop, bishop, prelate, cardinal, archpriest, high priest, hier-arch; capitular, provincial; (both usu. used as titles) eminence, reverence.
3. monastic, conventual, religious, cenobite; monk, friar, brother, abbot, prior; nun, sister.
4. preacher, evangelist, revivalist, spreader of the Word, missionary, sermonizer, sermonist, (both usu. used disparagingly) pulpiteer, gospel-monger.
5. theologian, canonist, exegete, divine, Talmudist, Doctor of the Church, hierophant, hierologist. See alsopriest, clergyman.

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  • Ecclesiastic — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ecclesiastic — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ecclesiastic — (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… …   Etymology dictionary

  • ecclesiastic — [e klē΄zē as′tik, iklē΄zē as′tik] adj. [LL(Ec) ecclesiasticus < Gr ekklēsiastikos: see ECCLESIA] ECCLESIASTICAL n. a member of the clergy …   English World dictionary

  • ecclesiastic — I UK [ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstɪk] / US [ɪˌklɪzɪˈæstɪk] noun [countable] Word forms ecclesiastic : singular ecclesiastic plural ecclesiastics formal a Christian priest, minister etc II See: ecclesiastical …   English dictionary

  • ecclesiastic — [[t]ɪkli͟ːziæ̱stɪk[/t]] ecclesiastics N COUNT An ecclesiastic is a priest or clergyman in the Christian Church. [FORMAL] …   English dictionary

  • ecclesiastic — noun a high ecclesiastic See clergy …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • Ecclesiastic & Byzantine Museum of Rethymnon — is a museum in Rethymno, Crete, Greece …   Wikipedia

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  • ecclesiastic — I. adjective Date: 15th century ecclesiastical II. noun Date: 1651 clergyman …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ecclesiastic — /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] * * * …   Universalium

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