ecclesiastic
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ec·cle·si·as·tic /ɪˌkliːziˈæstɪk◂/ noun [countable] formalRRC a priest, usually in the Christian church 〔通常指基督教的〕牧师，教士
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ecclesiastic• Not impossibly there was a resistance movement in the Fens, as later under William the Conqueror, and ecclesiastics became involved.• In consequence, a gulf has opened between ecclesiastics and their congregations.• Personal ambition was doubtless another factor which tended to enmesh ecclesiastics in politics.• Indications that Cnut had difficulties with some Fenland ecclesiastics can also be considered in this context.• High ecclesiastics were men of authority as well as of sanctity.• A number of distinguished commentators, most of them ecclesiastics, were assembled to evaluate the programmes and their implications.• Among themselves, ecclesiastics have become eminently sophisticated and erudite.ec·cle·si·as·tic nounChineseSyllable
priest, a Corpus Christian church usually in the
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ecclesiastic
ec‧cle‧si‧as‧tic /ɪˌkliːziˈæstɪk◂/ 
noun [countable]
formal a priest, usually in the Christian church
ec‧cle‧si‧as‧ti‧cal /ɪˌkliːziˈæstɪkəl/ (also ec‧cle‧sias‧tic /-ˈæstɪk/) adjective
ecclesiastical history
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noun [countable]formal a priest, usually in the Christian church
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(also ec‧cle‧sias‧tic /-ˈæstɪk/) adjective Date: 1400-1500
Language: Late Latin
Origin: ecclesiasticus, from Greek ekklesia 'group of people gathered together, church'
relating to the Christian church or its priests:Language: Late Latin
Origin: ecclesiasticus, from Greek ekklesia 'group of people gathered together, church'