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of or relating to a church
- a council to make final determinations on ecclesiastic matters
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- blessed
- (also blest),
- consecrated,
- divine,
- hallowed,
- holy,
- religious,
- sacramental,
- sacred,
- sacrosanct,
- sanctified
- apostolic,
- canonical,
- clerical,
- episcopal,
- evangelical
- (also evangelic),
- ministerial,
- papal,
- pastoral,
- patriarchal,
- pontifical,
- priestly,
- rabbinic
- (or rabbinical),
- sacerdotal
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ecclesiastic
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of ecclesiastic (Entry 2 of 2)
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
- as the leading ecclesiastic for his church in the state, the bishop must be beyond reproach in everything he does
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- abbot,
- archbishop,
- archpriest,
- bishop,
- dean,
- diocesan,
- monsignor,
- pope,
- prelate,
- presbyter
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“Ecclesiastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ecclesiastic. Accessed 3 Aug. 2021.
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