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Ecclesiastic
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A person in holy orders, or consecrated to the service of the church and the ministry of religion; a clergyman; a priest. From a humble ecclesiastic, he was subsequently preferred to the highest dignities of the church. Prescott.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Of or pertaining to the church. See Ecclesiastical. "Ecclesiastic government." Swift.