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ec·cle·si·as·tic

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–noun

1.	a member of the clergy or other person in religious orders.

2.	a member of the ecclesia in ancient Athens.

–adjective

3.	ecclesiastical.

[Origin: 1475–85; < LL ecclésiasticus < Gk ekklésiastikós. See Ecclesiastes, -ic

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ec·cle·si·as·tic Audio Help   (ĭ-klē'zē-ās'tĭk) Pronunciation Key
adj.   Ecclesiastical.

n.   A minister or priest; a cleric.

[Late Latin ecclēsiasticus, from Greek ekklēsiastikos, from ekklēsiastēs, a member of the ecclesia; see Ecclesiastes.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ecclesiastic

1483, 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 call out."

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ecclesiastic
adjective
1.	of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church); "ecclesiastic history" [syn: ecclesiastical]
noun
1.	a clergyman or other person in religious orders [syn: cleric]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ecˌclesiˈastic(al) [ikliːziˈӕstik(l)] adjective

of the church or clergy

Arabic:	إكليروسي، كَنائِسي
Chinese (Simplified):	基督教会的，教士的
Chinese (Traditional):	基督教會的，教士的
Czech:	církevní, duchovní
Danish:	kirkelig; gejstlig; kirke-
Dutch:	kerkelijk
Estonian:	kiriklik
Finnish:	kirkko-, papillinen
French:	ecclésiastique
German:	kirchlich
Greek:	εκκλησιαστικός
Hungarian:	egyházi
Icelandic:	kirkulegur; klerklegur
Italian:	ecclesiastico
Japanese:	キリスト教会の

Korean:	성직의
Latvian:	baznīcas-; garīdznieku-
Lithuanian:	baþnytinis, dvasinis
Norwegian:	kirkelig, kirke-
Polish:	kościelny, duchowny
Portuguese (Brazil):	eclesiástico
Portuguese (Portugal):	eclesiástico
Romanian:	ecleziastic, bisericesc
Russian:	церковный
Slovak:	cirkevný
Slovenian:	cerkven
Spanish:	eclesiástico
Swedish:	ecklesiastisk, kyrklig, prästerlig
Turkish:	dinî, dinsel

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Ecclesiastic

Ec*cle`si*as"tes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a preacher. See Ecclesiastic, a.] One of the canonical books of the Old Testament.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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; ? out + ? to call. See Ex-, and Hale, v. t., Haul.] Of or pertaining to the church. See Ecclesiastical. "Ecclesiastic government." --Swift.

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