ec|cle|si|as|tic

ec|cle|si|as|tic
ec|cle|si|as|tic «ih KLEE zee AS tihk», noun, adjective.
–n.
a clergyman, or person in orders; a churchman as distinguished from a layman.
–adj.
= ecclesiastical. (Cf.ecclesiastical)
[< Late Latin ecclēsiasticus < Greek ekklēsiastikós < ekklēsiast see etym. under Ecclesiastes (Cf.Ecclesiastes)]

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  • ec·cle·si·as·tic — /ıˌkliːziˈæstık/ noun, pl tics [count] formal : a Christian priest or minister …   Useful english dictionary

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  • ecclesiastic — ec·cle·si·as·tic …   English syllables

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  • ver — ace·to·ver·a·trone; ad·ver·sar·ia; ad·ver·sa·tive; ad·ver·si·ty; ad·ver·sive; ad·ver·tis·a·ble; ad·ver·tise; ad·ver·tise·ment; ad·ver·tis·er; ai·ver; al·ka·ver·vir; all o·ver·ish; am·bi·ver·sion; an·do·ver; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·ni·ver·sa·ry;… …   English syllables

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