ecclesiastic
English Thesaurus
1. a clergyman or other person in religious orders (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | ordainer, |
| definition | : | a cleric who ordains; a cleric who admits someone to holy orders (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | pardoner, |
| definition | : | a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | pluralist, |
| definition | : | a cleric who holds more than one benefice at a time (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | bruno, saint bruno, st. bruno, |
| definition | : | (Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101) (noun.person) |
2. of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church) (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | christian church, church, |
| definition | : | one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship (noun.group) |
| pertainym | : | christian church, church, |
| definition | : | one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship (noun.group) |
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