ecclesiastic

Meaning

Adj

Of or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical.

Noun

A cleric, especially one in a Christian church.

Synonyms

ecclesiastical

divine

churchman

clergyman

cleric

theologian

church

⛪

theologist

domine

religious student

ascetic

cleargyman

churchy

dominie

episcopal

priestly

scholastic

spiritual

Translations

ecclésiastique

eclesiástico

εκκλησιαστικός

ecclesiastico

eclesiástico

kerkelijk

kirchlich

ecclesiastisch

κληρικός

eclesiàstic

geestelijk

Geistliche

geistlich

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əkliziˈæstɪk/

Etymology

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