What does the word ecclesiastic mean?
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Part of speech: noun
Part of speech: adjective
Usage examples for ecclesiastic
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Then, pleased to have listeners, she related how the girl had lured florins and zecchins from the purse of many a wealthy ecclesiastic. – The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers by Georg Ebers
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The good ecclesiastic thanked the Emperor with tears in his eyes. – The Project Gutenberg Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte by Bourrienne, Constant, and Stewarton
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The sanguine Frederic thought that with French influence and a round sum of money this ecclesiastic might be got to vote for the opposition candidate. – Project Gutenberg History of The Netherlands, 1555-1623, Complete by John Lothrop Motley