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adj
Of or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: churchical, churchlike, ecclesial, churchish, churchly, churchy, ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A cleric, especially one in a Christian church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cleric
adjective
of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: ecclesiastical
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a clergyman or other person in religious orders
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cleric, churchman, divine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth
Narrower terms: ordainer, pardoner, pluralist, a Kempis, Thomas a Kempis, Bruno, Saint Bruno, St. Bruno
History
From Middle English ecclesyastyke, from Late Latin ecclēsiasticus (“of the church”), from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησιαστικός (ekklēsiastikós). By surface analysis, ecclesiast + -ic. Doublet of Ecclesiasticus.
Across languages
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
