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Meaning of "ecclesiast" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ECCLESIAST

ecclesiast  [ɪˈkliːzɪəst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ECCLESIAST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ecclesiast is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ECCLESIAST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ecclesiast

Clergy

Clergy are some of the formal leaders within certain religions. The roles and functions of clergy vary in different religious traditions but these usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices. Some of the terms used for individual clergy are cleric, clergyman, clergywoman, clergyperson, and churchman. In Christianity the specific names and roles of clergy vary by denomination and there is a wide range of formal and informal clergy positions, including deacons, priests, bishops, preachers, pastors, and ministers. In Islam, a religious leader is often known as an imam or ayatollah. In Jewish tradition, a religious leader is often a rabbi or hazzan.

Definition of ecclesiast in the English dictionary

The first definition of ecclesiast in the dictionary is the Book of Ecclesiasticus. Other definition of ecclesiast is the writer or composer of the Book of Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiast is also a person who belongs to the Athenian Ecclesia.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ECCLESIAST


ballast
ˈbæləst
Bathurst
ˈbæθəst
biased
ˈbaɪəst
biassed
ˈbaɪəst
breakfast
ˈbrɛkfəst
embarrassed
ɪmˈbærəst
focused
ˈfəʊkəst
harassed
ˈhærəst
high-interest
ˌhaɪˈɪntrəst
hypochondriast
ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndrɪəst
locust
ˈləʊkəst
provost
ˈprɒvəst
soonest
ˈsuːnəst
steadfast
ˈstɛdfəst
terraced
ˈtɛrəst
tierced
tɪəst
unbiased
ʌnˈbaɪəst
unbiassed
ʌnˈbaɪəst
unpierced
ʌnˈpɪəst
utopiast
juːˈtəʊpɪəst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ECCLESIAST

ecclesia
ecclesiae
ecclesial
ecclesiarch
Ecclesiastes
ecclesiastic
ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical Commissioners
ecclesiastically
ecclesiasticism
Ecclesiasticus
ecclesiolater
ecclesiolatry
ecclesiological
ecclesiologically
ecclesiologist
ecclesiology

WORDS THAT END LIKE ECCLESIAST

chiliast
do-it-yourself enthusiast
ecdysiast
elegiast
encomiast
enthusiast
euthanasiast
gymnasiast
heliast
orgiast
pancratiast
phantasiast
scholiast
sports enthusiast
symposiast

Synonyms and antonyms of ecclesiast in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ecclesiast» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ECCLESIAST

Find out the translation of ecclesiast to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ecclesiast from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ecclesiast» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

ecclesiast
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Eclesiastés
570 millions of speakers

English

ecclesiast
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ecclesiast
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ecclesiast
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

проповедник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ecclesiast
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাদ্রী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Ecclésiaste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gereja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ecclesiast
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ecclesiast
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ecclesiast
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ecclesiast
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ecclesiast
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ecclesiast
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सभ्यता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ecclesiast
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ecclesiastico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ecclesiast
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

проповідник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Eclesiastul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Εκκλησιαστή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ecclesiast
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ecclesiast
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ecclesiast
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ecclesiast

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ECCLESIAST»

The term «ecclesiast» is normally little used and occupies the 134.779 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ECCLESIAST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ecclesiast» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ecclesiast» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ecclesiast

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ECCLESIAST»

Discover the use of ecclesiast in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ecclesiast and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rotuli Parisienses (2 vol. set): Supplications to the Pope ...
Constantien. dioc., mag. in artibus, nullum benef. ecclesiast. assecuto, de benef. ecclesiast. c.c. vel s.c. ad collat. abb. et conv. monast. b. Marie de Hambeya, O.S.B., dicte dioc.201 Johanni Bonneti, cler. Lexovien. dioc., mag. in artibus, scol. in ...
William J. Courtenay, Eric D. Goddard, 2012
2
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
For the true Ecclesiast [is] he who collects into one body what has been scattered and assembles (ekklesiazon) into one whole those who have been led astray in many ways by various deceits." Who else would he be but the true King of Israel ...
J. Robert Wright, Thomas C. Oden, 2005
3
Introductio Ad Historiam Ecclesiast...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Ludwig Christian Mieg, 2012
4
Clavis homiletica; or, The clergyman's register of his ...
Clavis. o 2 November 22. Baruch vi. I No. John xiv. No. Hist, D No. - 2E. L. 1 Tim. i . THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 387 November 10. A 1 M. L. Ecclesiast. xxxiii. No. B 2M. L. John ii. No. C 1 E. L. Ecclesiast. xxxiv. No. D 2E. L. 2 Thess. i. No.
Clavis, 1834
5
The holy bible containing the old and new testaments with ...
In the octauisá of Petir Ecclesiast. xliiij. Thèse ben men of mercie ende the preisynge of hem. and Poul. Matheu xiiij. e Jhesua comaundide bis disciplis ende vereli thou art Goddis sone. [Translacioun of Seins ToEbreus T. a Ech bisschop taken ...
Josiah Forshall, Frederic Madden, Johannes Wickliffe, 1850
6
Diss. Iuris Ecclesiast. Epistol. de Adiunctis ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Georg Heinrich Ayrer, 2012
7
The New York School Poets and the Neo-Avant-Garde: Between ...
It is a reading practice (a way of proceeding), not an answer, which is required to handle the unanswerable question. With this goal in mind, we can begin to move towards the "News" (the ironic "illumination") that "The Ecclesiast" brings.
Dr Mark Silverberg, 2013
8
The General Prologue
the noble ecclesiast perverts mass to serve his own greed." Owen (1977:83), likewise, regards the present passage as the climax of the portrait. He maintains that "part of [the Pardoner's] delight is in the role itself, the opportunity it affords him ...
Geoffrey Chaucer, 1993
9
Godviews: The Convictions That Drive Us and Divide Us
Fourth, the Ecclesiast recognizes that one of the particular privileges of ministry is that of equipping its members for service to God, Eph- esians 4:1 Iff. says that God has raised up specialized leaders in the church, i.e., apostles, prophets, ...
Jack Haberer, John Haberer, 2001
10
A New English Translation of the Septuagint
10The Ecclesiast sought many ways to find the words he wanted, even something written of straightforwardness, words of truth. 11 The words of the wise are like ox-goads and like nails firmly planted; those from the collections were given from ...
Albert Pietersma, Benjamin G. Wright, 2007

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ECCLESIAST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ecclesiast is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Greece Said to Be Seeking Gas Price Cut, Lifting of Food Ban from …
... at the Obama White House because the bishop's predecessors, Archbishop Iakovos, the senior most 1960s ecclesiast, had walked alongside ... «Novinite.com, Mar 15»
2
Greece Optimistic On Deal With Euro Zone Next Week
senior most 1960s ecclesiast, had walked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King in. Selma prior to his assassination. Demetrios has sent word to his ... «International Business Times, Mar 15»
3
'Tallys' and the postmodern sublime.
Whoever the ecclesiast may be, he appears to gaze directly at the Woman in the Red Dress, there is a clear sight-line, and as do several of the ... «The Fortnightly Review, May 14»
4
Tasmanian treasures given to trust
Bishop Nixon was a great connoisseur as well as ecclesiast, owning what we know to be original watercolours by J.M.W.Turner. Receiving the ... «The Australian Financial Review, Mar 13»
5
The Naming of Hobbits
... c1000 CE, but since, not so much), Dudo (name of a tenth-century Norman historian and ecclesiast), and Otho (name of a Roman emperor). «OUPblog, Dec 12»
6
Why 'Intelligent Design' subverts faith
Another ecclesiast trick device to fit the unavoidably evident with the unsustainable imaginings of the religious elites. A mental disorder of sorts. «Asia Times Online, Oct 12»
7
Holocaust and Holodomor 'Origins of Anti Semitism'
He adds that they “advised the [Polish noble and ecclesiast-ical] possessors of the Cossack colonies how most completely to humiliate, ... «The People's Voice, May 09»
8
Bulgarian Pop Duo Film "Most Tender Song"
The song is called "Not Now" and it is the second song from the Ecclesiast album KariZma have filmed. The pop duet says this is the most ... «Sofia News Agency, Sep 06»
9
Bulgarian Pop Duet, Vivatel in Exclusive Partnership
The album is named after one of the Biblical books - "Ecclesiast" and consists of three parts: CD with 13 original sound records and 5 remixes, ... «Sofia News Agency, Feb 06»

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« EDUCALINGO. Ecclesiast [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ecclesiast>. Apr 2024 ».
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