- 1. v. t. Of or pertaining to the church. See Ecclesiastical. Source: opted
- 2. n. A person in holy orders, or consecrated to the service of the church and the ministry of religion; a clergyman; a priest. Source: opted
- 3. adj. of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church) Source: wordnet
- 4. n. a clergyman or other person in religious orders Source: wordnet
- 5. Of or pertaining to the church. See Ecclesiastical. "Ecclesiastic government." Swift. A person in holy orders, or consecrated to the service of the church and the ministry of religion; a clergyman; a priest. From a humble ecclesiastic, he was subsequently preferred to the highest dignities of the church. Prescott. Source: webster
- 6. Of or pertaining to the church. See Ecclesiastical."Ecclesiastic government." Swift. Source: adambom
- 7. j:62/n:38 n a clergyman or other person in religious orders a of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church) Source: ecdict
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