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ecclesiastic

ec·cle·si·as·tic [ i klzee ástik ]


noun  (plural ec·cle·si·as·tics)
Definition:
 
member of the clergy: a member of the clergy



adjective 
Definition:
 
christianity 
Same as  ecclesiastical


[15th century. Via French or ecclesiastical Latin< Greek ekklēsiastikos< ekklēsiastēs "member of an assembly" < ekklēsia "assembly, (later) church"]
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