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Meanings of ecclesiastic in English

Portuguese
clérigo
Catalan
eclesiàstic
Spanish
clérigo
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A clergyman or other person in religious orders.

        clérigo
        Portuguese
        eclesiástico
        Catalan
        eclesiàstic

        Of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church)

              Related terms
              eclesiástico
              Synonyms
              Examples for "divine"
              Examples for "divine"
              1
              He may, indeed, require divine help to roll aside this particular stone.
              The Irish Times
              2
              Some might say divine intervention protected it, yet I know the truth.
              Sign of the cross
              3
              By far the most popular divine portfolio was responsibility for thunder storms.
              The Irish Times
              4
              These Whiskey Chocolate Balls are simply divine and so easy to create.
              The South African
              5
              It's only people who believe in divine powers that talk about miracles.'
              Shadows in the twilight
              1
              The cleric said: I want to have a word with the 'cook'.
              Chef
              2
              One cleric has added his support as a result of recent publicity.
              The Irish Times
              3
              Recently the cleric has joined calls for a vote of no confidence.
              Reuters
              4
              Shia-dominated Iran is an Islamic republic, led by a senior Islamic cleric.
              Radio NZ
              5
              They told the local cleric she had taken Muhammad's name in vain.
              The Guardian
              1
              The Norman duke was subtle, but the Italian churchman was subtler still.
              William the Conqueror
              2
              Mother, as a soldier, I MAY attain distinction; as a churchman, never.
              Prince Eugene and His Times
              3
              He is, however, very strict in religious matters, and a staunch churchman.
              Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists
              4
              That was the mock churchman's shortest way for the suppression of Dissent.
              Daniel Defoe
              5
              But we are not concerned to study him as a good churchman.
              The Life of Cesare Borgia
              Usage of ecclesiastic in English
              1
              My friend the drum-major ecclesiastic was down upon me in a moment.
              Roundabout Papers
              2
              Not a single ecclesiastic was there to take part in the ceremony.
              The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 / (From Barbaro...
              3
              As to the missionary fruits of this enterprise, the devoted ecclesiastic writes:
              The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, ...
              4
              The third ecclesiastic went beyond all bounds, actually uttering the following words:
              Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Volume 3
              5
              He finished his reply by tracing with his mahl-stick the ecclesiastic ordinance:
              Bohemians of the Latin Quarter
              6
              I allow that it is the face of a refined, thorough-bred ecclesiastic.
              The Hallam Succession
              7
              For generations their whole ecclesiastic and scholastic systems had been fundamentally democratic.
              The Winning of the West, Volume 1 / From the Alleghanies to the ...
              8
              The words mean: Sweet-smelling, to make a scale, a fillet, an ecclesiastic.
              St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, No. 07, May 18...
              9
              The ecclesiastic was a holy man, well shaped, and admirably well proportioned.
              The Elixir of Life
              10
              What ecclesiastic, what nobleman, took the side of the oppressed-ofthe peasant?
              Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll - Latest
              11
              The Lord have mercy then upon all establishments: legal, political, and ecclesiastic!'
              The Adventures of Hugh Trevor
              12
              But as an ecclesiastic...O, but there! I broke off shortly, and laughed.
              The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and might...
              13
              She divined the ardour of the Christian; perhaps the acuteness of the ecclesiastic.
              Eleanor
              14
              All the caution of the Roman ecclesiastic,-theinheritance of centuries-spokein the glance.
              Eleanor
              15
              The good ecclesiastic thanked the Emperor with tears in his eyes.
              Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Volume 05
              16
              And no ecclesiastic shall suffer at the tribunal of an infidel.
              Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face
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              Translations for ecclesiastic
              Spanish
              clérigo
              Ecclesiastic through the time
              Ecclesiastic across language varieties
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