English adjective: ecclesiastic | |||
1. | ecclesiastic of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church) | ||
Samples | Ecclesiastic history. | ||
Synonyms | ecclesiastical | ||
English noun: ecclesiastic | |||
1. | ecclesiastic (person) a clergyman or other person in religious orders | ||
Synonyms | churchman, cleric, divine | ||
Broader (hypernym) | clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ordainer, pardoner, pluralist | ||
Instance hyponym | a Kempis, Bruno, Saint Bruno, St. Bruno, Thomas a Kempis | ||