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Adjective: ecclesiastic  i,klee-zee'as-tik
  1. Of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church)
    "ecclesiastic history";
    - ecclesiastical
Noun: ecclesiastic  i,klee-zee'as-tik
  1. A clergyman or other person in religious orders
    - cleric, churchman, divine, churchwoman, ecclesiast

Derived forms: ecclesiastics

Type of: clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend

Encyclopedia: Ecclesiastic