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noun
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a member of the clergy or other person in religious orders.
2.
a member of the ecclesia in ancient Athens.
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Ecclesiastic
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is sanctimonious. Does it mean:
| to violate a law or moral code |
| making a hypocritical show of religious devotion |
Related forms
an·ti·ec·cle·si·as·tic, noun, adjective
non·ec·cle·si·as·tic, adjective, noun
un·ec·cle·si·as·tic, adjective
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- But a dusty corner is jammed with ecclesiastic bric-a-brac, including a small forest of standing aluminum candle holders.
- Liquidating ecclesiastic properties in history has by no mean defeated religions.
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Word Origin & History
ecclesiastic
late 15c., 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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