/ ɪˌkliːziˈæstɪk; NAmE / noun
( formal ) a priest or minister in the Christian Church
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from French ecclésiastique , or via late Latin from Greek ekklēsiastikos , from ekklēsiastēs member of an assembly, from ekklēsia assembly, church, based on ekkalein summon out.