ecclesiastic

English

Alternative forms

ecclesiastick

Etymology

From Middle French ecclésiastique, from Late Latin ecclesiasticus (“of the church”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əkliziˈæstɪk/
Rhymes: -æstɪk

Adjective

ecclesiastic (comparative more ecclesiastic, superlative most ecclesiastic)

Of or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical.

Usage notes

Ecclesiastical is more commonly used.

Related terms

see Ecclesiastes

Translations

pertaining to the church

Bulgarian: църковен (cǎrkoven), свещенически (bg) (svešteničeski)
Czech: církevní (cs)
Dutch: ecclesiastisch (nl), kerkelijk (nl)
Esperanto: eklezia
Finnish: kirkollinen (fi)
French: ecclésiastique (fr)
Galician: eclesiástico (gl) m
German: kirchlich (de), geistlich (de)

Greek: εκκλησιαστικός (el) m (ekklisiastikós)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: kirkelig

Nynorsk: kyrkjeleg
Portuguese: eclesiástico (pt)
Russian: церко́вный (ru) (cerkóvnyj)
Swedish: kyrklig (sv)

Noun

ecclesiastic (plural ecclesiastics)

A cleric.

Translations

one who adheres to a church-based philosophy

Esperanto: religiulo, religiulino (female)
German: Geistlicher (de) m, Geistliche (de) f

Greek: κληρικός (el) m (klirikós)

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