-zēˌast, -ēə̇st, -ēˌaa(ə)st noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English ecclesiaste, from Late Latin ecclesiastes, from Greek ekklēsiastēs, literally, member of a Greek ecclesia, from ekklēsia church, ecclesia + -astēs -ast
1. : ecclesiastic
2. : a member of the Athenian ecclesia