Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Ecclesiastical.
- noun A minister or priest; a cleric.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Ecclesiastical; specifically, pertaining to the ministry or administration of the church.
- noun In early usage, a member of the orthodox church, as distinguished from Jews, pagans, infidels, and heretics.
- noun One holding an office in the Christian ministry, or otherwise officially consecrated to the service of the church: usually restricted to those connected with an episcopate, and in the middle ages to subordinate officials.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the church. See
ecclesiastical . - noun A person in holy orders, or consecrated to the service of the church and the ministry of religion; a clergyman; a priest.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the
church ;ecclesiastical . - noun One who
adheres to a church-basedphilosophy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church)
- noun a clergyman or other person in religious orders
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This talented ecclesiastic is also responsible for restoration of the El Calvario ( "Calvary") Church in Tlalpan, on the outskirts of the Federal District.
Priest, poet, educator: the multiple talents of Manuel Ponce (1913–1994) 2008
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This talented ecclesiastic is also responsible for restoration of the El Calvario ( "Calvary") Church in Tlalpan, on the outskirts of the Federal District.
Priest, poet, educator: the multiple talents of Manuel Ponce (1913–1994) 2008
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The titled ecclesiastic and the ambitious statesman should have their warning on this point.
The Conflict with Slavery, Part 1, from Volume VII, The Works of Whittier: the Conflict with Slavery, Politics and Reform, the Inner Life and Criticism John Greenleaf Whittier 1849
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The titled ecclesiastic and the ambitious statesman should have their warning on this point.
The Complete Works of Whittier John Greenleaf Whittier 1849
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The titled ecclesiastic and the ambitious statesman should have their warning on this point.
The Conflict with Slavery and Others, Complete, Volume VII, The Works of Whittier: the Conflict with Slavery, Politics and Reform, the Inner Life and Criticism John Greenleaf Whittier 1849
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The abstruse question of the eternity of the Logos was agitated in ecclesiastic conferences and popular sermons; and the heterodox opinions of Arius 43 were soon made public by his own zeal, and by that of his adversaries.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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O for a titled ecclesiastic to curse to excommunication that unholy thing!
The Egoist George Meredith 1868
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O for a titled ecclesiastic to curse to excommunication that unholy thing!
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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The ecclesiastic was to be a wise and prudent person, and to be informed how little confidence Montigny inspired in the article of faith.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1566-74) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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The ecclesiastic was to be a wise and prudent person, and to be informed how little confidence Montigny inspired in the article of faith.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1555-84) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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