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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ecclesiastic \Ec*cle'si*as"tic\ (?; 277), adjective [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}, verb (used with an object), {Haul}.] Of or pertaining to the church. See {Ecclesiastical}. ''Ecclesiastic government.'' --Swift.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ecclesiastic \Ec*cle'si*as"tic\, noun A person in holy orders, or consecrated to the service of the church and the ministry of religion; a clergyman; a priest.
From a humble ecclesiastic, he was subsequently preferred to the highest dignities of the church. --Prescott.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
ecclesiastic
adjective: of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church); "ecclesiastic history" [syn: {ecclesiastical}]
noun: a clergyman or other person in religious orders [syn: {cleric}, {churchman}, {divine}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "ecclesiastic": DD, Doctor of Divinity, Holy Joe, abbe, chaplain, churchman, clergyman, cleric, clerical, clerk, curate, cure, divine, man of God, military chaplain, minister, padre, parson, pastor, preacher, rector, reverend, servant of God, shepherd, sky pilot, supply clergy, supply minister, the Reverend, the very Reverend, tonsured cleric
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