Associations to the word «Ecclesiastic»

Wiktionary

ECCLESIASTIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical.
ECCLESIASTIC, noun. One who adheres to a church-based philosophy.

Dictionary definition

ECCLESIASTIC, noun. A clergyman or other person in religious orders.
ECCLESIASTIC, adjective. Of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church); "ecclesiastic history".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats