"ecclesiastic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /əkliziˈæstɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ecclesiastic.wav Forms: more ecclesiastic [comparative], most ecclesiastic [superlative]
enPR: əklēzēăs'tĭk Rhymes: -æstɪk Etymology: From Middle French ecclésiastique, from Late Latin ecclesiasticus (“of the church”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kelh₁-}}, {{bor|en|frm|ecclésiastique}} Middle French ecclésiastique, {{der|en|LL.|ecclesiasticus||of the church}} Late Latin ecclesiasticus (“of the church”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} ecclesiastic (comparative more ecclesiastic, superlative most ecclesiastic)
  1. Of or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical. Derived forms: ecclesiastically, ecclesiasticism, ecclesiastify, nonecclesiastic Related terms: Ecclesiastes Translations (pertaining to the church): църковен (cǎrkoven) (Bulgarian), свещенически (svešteničeski) (Bulgarian), církevní (Czech), gejstlig (Danish), kirke- (Danish), ecclesiastisch (Dutch), kerkelijk (Dutch), eklezia (Esperanto), kirkollinen (Finnish), ecclésiastique (French), eclesiástico [masculine] (Galician), kirchlich (German), geistlich (German), εκκλησιαστικός (ekklisiastikós) [masculine] (Greek), цр́ковен (cŕkoven) (Macedonian), agglishagh (Manx), kirkelig (Norwegian Bokmål), kyrkjeleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), ċiriclīċ (Old English), eclesiástico (Portuguese), церко́вный (cerkóvnyj) (Russian), kyrklig (Swedish)
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Synonyms: ecclesiastick

Noun

IPA: /əkliziˈæstɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ecclesiastic.wav Forms: ecclesiastics [plural]
enPR: əklēzēăs'tĭk Rhymes: -æstɪk Etymology: From Middle French ecclésiastique, from Late Latin ecclesiasticus (“of the church”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kelh₁-}}, {{bor|en|frm|ecclésiastique}} Middle French ecclésiastique, {{der|en|LL.|ecclesiasticus||of the church}} Late Latin ecclesiasticus (“of the church”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ecclesiastic (plural ecclesiastics)
  1. A cleric, especially one in a Christian church. Translations (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy): духовник (duhovnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), geestelijke [masculine] (Dutch), clericus [masculine] (Dutch), religiulo (Esperanto), religiulino [feminine] (Esperanto), Geistlicher [masculine] (German), Geistliche [feminine] (German), κληρικός (klirikós) [masculine] (Greek), eaglaiseach [masculine] (Irish), ду́ховник (dúhovnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), agglishagh [masculine] (Manx)
    Sense id: en-ecclesiastic-en-noun-shIkZK9V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ecclesiastick

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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