Added 9 October 2026
ecclesiastic
/ɪˌkliː.ziˈæs.tɪk/ noun
Latin root: ecclēsiasticus Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ecclesiastic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
adjective
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Of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church).
ecclesiastic history
Origin
From Middle English ecclesyastyke, from Late Latin ecclēsiasticus (“of the church”), from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησιαστικός (ekklēsiastikós). By surface analysis, ecclesiast + -ic. Doublet of Ecclesiasticus.
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