noun
- a member of the clergy; a religious official
Usage: formal
adjective
- relating to the Christian church or clergy
Usage: formal
Examples
- The elderly ecclesiastic delivered a moving sermon.
- High-ranking ecclesiastics gathered for the council meeting.
- She studied ecclesiastic history at the seminary.
- The cathedral displayed beautiful ecclesiastic architecture.
- Ecclesiastic law governs many church matters.
- The museum featured ecclesiastic art from the medieval period.