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Meaning of "ecclesiastic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ECCLESIASTIC

ecclesiastic  [ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ECCLESIASTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ecclesiastic can act as a noun and an adjective.
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.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ECCLESIASTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ecclesiastic

Ecclesiology

Ecclesiology usually now refers to the theological study of the Christian Church. The word was an English neologism of the later 1830s, however, and within a few years it was defined as the science of the building and decoration of church buildings; it may still be used in this sense. In its theological sense ecclesiology deals with the origins of Christianity, its relationship to Jesus, its role in salvation, its polity, its discipline, its destiny, and its leadership. Since different ecclesiologies give shape to very different institutions, the word may also refer to a particular church or denomination’s character, self-described or otherwise – hence phrases such as Roman Catholic ecclesiology, Lutheran ecclesiology, and ecumenical ecclesiology.

Definition of ecclesiastic in the English dictionary

The definition of ecclesiastic in the dictionary is a clergyman or other person in holy orders. Other definition of ecclesiastic is of or associated with the Christian Church or clergy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ECCLESIASTIC


autoschediastic
ˌɔːtəʊˌskɛdɪˈæstɪk
chiastic
kaɪˈæstɪk
chiliastic
ˌkɪlɪˈæstɪk
doxastic
dɒksˈæstɪk
drastic
ˈdræstɪk
elastic
ɪˈlæstɪk
encomiastic
ɛnˌkəʊmɪˈæstɪk
enthusiastic
ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk
fantastic
fænˈtæstɪk
gymnastic
dʒɪmˈnæstɪk
orgiastic
ˌɔːdʒɪˈæstɪk
overenthusiastic
ˌəʊvərɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk
paederastic
ˌpɛdərˈæstɪk
plastic
ˈplæstɪk
sarcastic
sɑːˈkæstɪk
scholastic
skəˈlæstɪk
scholiastic
ˌskəʊlɪˈæstɪk
stochastic
stɒˈkæstɪk
thermoplastic
ˌθɜːməʊˈplæstɪk
unenthusiastic
ˌʌnɪnθjuːzɪˈæstɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ECCLESIASTIC

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE ECCLESIASTIC

antineoplastic
bombastic
domestic
dynastic
dysplastic
foam plastic
hyperplastic
hypoplastic
inelastic
lymphoblastic
monastic
myeloblastic
neoplastic
orgastic
phantastic
pyroclastic
reinforced plastic
Silastic
spastic
trophoblastic
viscoelastic

Synonyms and antonyms of ecclesiastic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ECCLESIASTIC»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ecclesiastic» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of ecclesiastic

Translation of «ecclesiastic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ECCLESIASTIC

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

Translator English - Chinese

传教士
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

eclesiástico
570 millions of speakers

English

ecclesiastic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पादरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إكلسستيك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

священнослужителя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

eclesiástico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাদরী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ecclésiastique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ecclesiastic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kirchlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

聖職者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성직자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ecclesiastic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người trong giáo si
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மதகுரு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धर्मनिरपेक्ष
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ecclesiastic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ecclesiastico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

duchowny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

священнослужителя
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ecleziastic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκκλησιαστικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kerklike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kyrkliga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kirkelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ecclesiastic

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ECCLESIASTIC»

The term «ecclesiastic» is normally little used and occupies the 128.732 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ECCLESIASTIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ecclesiastic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ecclesiastic» 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 ecclesiastic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ECCLESIASTIC»

Discover the use of ecclesiastic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ecclesiastic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Punic Antiquities of Malta and Other Ancient Artefacts Held ...
Co-authored with Isabelle Vella Gregory and Anton Bugeja, this book forms a companion volume to Claudia Sagona's The Archaeology of Punic Malta (2002, Peeters) and Punic Antiquities of Malta and Other Ancient Artefacts Held in Ecclesiastic ...
Claudia Sagona, Isabelle Vella Gregory, Anton Bugeja, 2006
2
Windows for the Soul: Ecclesiastic Art Glass at Bovard Studio
The original edition of "Windows For The Soul" was published in 2000. Since that date, Bovard Studio of Fairfield, Iowa has completed so many new commissions that the book cried out for a complete overhaul.
Ron Bovard, 2006
3
Without Benefit of Clergy : Women and the Pastoral ...
Date of trial Name of accused Crime(sl charged against accused Venue Verdict State Denomination 1810 William Parkinson Assault and Criminal Not guilty New York Baptist battery 1812 David Barclay Adultery Ecclesiastic Not proved New ...
Karin E. Gedge Assistant Professor of History West Chester University, 2003
4
The Royal Chapel in the Time of the Habsburgs: Music and ...
... priest 260,000 187,000 To ecclesiastic pensions Receiver 43,800 - Judge 231,300'' 187,000 To ecclesiastic pensions College rector 68,612 - Deputy almoner 14,586 - Ouipcl master 252,382 74,800 To ecclesiastic income Grammar teacher ...
Juan José Carreras López, Bernardo José García García, Tess Knighton, 2005
5
The Ecclesiastic [Afterw ] the Theologian and Ecclesiastic ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Anonymous, 2010
6
Origines Ecclesiastic Or the Antiquities of the Christian ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Richard Bingham, 2009
7
The Friend of Peace
DIALOGUE ON THE DRUM ECCLESIASTIC. The following is abridged from Mandeville's Dialogues on the Use of Christianity in war. Horatio. When you said in our last conversation that a peaceful disposition and humility were not qualities  ...
Noah Worcester, 1824
8
Las Siete Partidas, Volume 1: The Medieval Church: The World ...
The first is, where an ecclesiastic neglects the tonsure and goes about as a layman; for if anyone should wound him, not knowing he was an ecclesiastic, he will not be excommunicated. The second is, where anyone abandons the clerical  ...
Robert I. Burns, S.J., S. J. Robert Burns, 2000
9
The Encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell Movement: Christian ...
The Ecclesiastic Reformer billed itself as a periodical "devoted to practical piety." The editors were also keen supporters of the cooperation movement and devoted many pages to recording in great detail the development of national and ...
Douglas Allen Foster, 2004
10
A World of Baby Names
CRISTOFOR From the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Christo- phorus, which is derived from the Ecclesiastic Greek Christophoros, a compound name composed from the elements Christos (Christ) and pherein (to bear): hence, "bearing Christ.
Teresa Norman, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ECCLESIASTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ecclesiastic is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Living to be 100 has its secrets'
This explains why, for ages, most men struggle with ecclesiastic zeal to be on God's side. Those often favoured by God usually enjoy one of his ... «The Nation Newspaper, Jul 15»
2
We get high on the Holy Spirit
Mike Pilavachi is the co-founder and the main ecclesiastic presence at Soul Survivor. He is a large man in his mid-forties; his hair is made up of ... «GQ.com, Jul 15»
3
There are more Porsches in northern Tehran than Germany: Greek …
Some voices remind me very much of traditional Greek music, ecclesiastic, that is religious music, the way people sing in the churches in ... «Tehran Times, Jul 15»
4
Obergefell v. Hodges and Tax Exemption for Churches
The Roman Catholic Church will, of course, be the lead ecclesiastic actor in this drama. The federal government is unlikely to undertake a ... «American Thinker, Jun 15»
5
Letter: Funding private schools sets dangerous precedent
Our founding fathers had seen the cruelty of ecclesiastic courts, forcible tithes and the tyranny of combining church and state. It was a primary ... «Buffalo News, Jun 15»
6
Armenian Catholic Leader Nerses Bedros XIX Passes Away
... Holy Pontiff Benedict XVI performed the opening ceremony and blessed the St. Gregory the Illuminator square in the presence of ecclesiastic ... «Asbarez Armenian News, Jun 15»
7
Vatican road map for family meeting underscores tensions
The views “harmonize in a symphony of voices that express the richness of ecclesiastic experiences present in the world,” he said. «Crux: Covering all things Catholic, Jun 15»
8
Okupe's prediction and the APC By Niran Adedokun
They are not clerics, bound by some ecclesiastic charter of charity to which they are eternally committed to. If something suits the purpose of the ... «Eagle Reporters, Jun 15»
9
Pope to Waldensians: “I ask forgiveness”
... surprised that the Pope referred to the Waldesians as an “ecclesiastic community”. “The Vatican has defined us as an ecclesiastic community. «Evangelical Focus, Jun 15»
10
Saint Maker Visiting Los Angeles for Fr. Aloysius Sainthood Cause …
In doing so the archbishop asked his Ecclesiastic Tribunal to carry out all necessary steps to instruct this archdiocesan process. Dr. Andrea ... «Christian News Wire, Jun 15»

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