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ecclesiastic definition

ec·cle·si·as·tic (e klē′zē as′tik, i-)

adjective

ecclesiastical

Etymology: LL(Ec) ecclesiasticus < Gr ekklēsiastikos: see ecclesia

noun

a member of the clergy

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