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ecclesiastic

/ɪˌkliː.ziˈæs.tɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
ec-cle-si-as-tic
IPA
/ɪˌkliː.ziˈæs.tɪk/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical.

noun

A cleric, especially one in a Christian church.

Etymology

From Middle English ecclesyastyke, from Late Latin ecclēsiasticus (“of the church”), from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησιαστικός (ekklēsiastikós). By surface analysis, ecclesiast + -ic. Doublet of Ecclesiasticus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *kelh₁-, ecclesyastyke, ecclēsiasticus, ἐκκλησιαστικός

Inflected Forms

more ecclesiastic (comparative) most ecclesiastic (superlative) ecclesiastick (alternative) ecclesiastics (plural)

Derived Forms

ecclesiastically ecclesiasticism ecclesiastify nonecclesiastic

Frequently Paired Words

Ecclesiastes

Synonyms

churchical churchlike ecclesial churchish churchly churchy ecclesiastic ecclesiastical

Rhymes With

fantastic plastic enthusiastic drastic sarcastic elastic scholastic stochastic monastic dynastic spastic bombastic

Questions

How do you pronounce ecclesiastic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˌkliː.ziˈæs.tɪk/.
What does ecclesiastic mean?
Of or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical.
Where does ecclesiastic come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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