ecclesiastic

• ecclesiastick

From Middle French ecclésiastique, from Late Latin ecclesiasticus (“of the church”).

• enPR: əklēzēăs'tĭk, IPA^(key): /əkliziˈæstɪk/

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• Rhymes: -æstɪk

ecclesiastic (comparative more ecclesiastic, superlative most ecclesiastic)

1. Of or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical.

Ecclesiastical is more commonly used.

• see Ecclesiastes

ecclesiastic (plural ecclesiastics)

1. A cleric, especially one in a Christian church.

   Hypernym: cleric