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ecclesiastic

ecc·le·sias·tic

UK/ɪˌkliː.ziˈæs.tɪk/ US/ɪˌkliziˈæstɪk/ uncommon
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church)

  • “ecclesiastic history”
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noun

1.

a clergyman or other person in religious orders

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Origin

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

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