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Ecclesiastic
Pronunciation : Ec*cle`si*as"tic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. ecclesiasticus, Gr. Ex-, and Hale, v. t., Haul.]
Definition : Defn: Of or pertaining to the church. See Ecclesiastical. "Ecclesiastic government." Swift.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ec*cle`si*as"tic
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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