■ adjective relating to the Christian Church or its clergy.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
Origin
ME: from Fr. ecclésiastique , or via late L. from Gk ekklēsiastikos , from ekklēsiastēs 'member of an assembly', from ekklēsia 'assembly, church'.
■ adjective relating to the Christian Church or its clergy.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
Origin
ME: from Fr. ecclésiastique , or via late L. from Gk ekklēsiastikos , from ekklēsiastēs 'member of an assembly', from ekklēsia 'assembly, church'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004