All ecclesiastic synonyms
ec·cle·si·as·tic
E e noun ecclesiastic
- cleric — A cleric is a member of the clergy.
- pastor — a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- preacher — a person whose occupation or function it is to preach the gospel.
- priest — a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- minister — a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
- abbot — An abbot is the monk who is in charge of the other monks in a monastery or abbey.
- prelate — an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- divine — of or relating to a god, especially the Supreme Being.
- chaplain — A chaplain is a member of the Christian clergy who does religious work in a place such as a hospital, school, prison, or in the armed forces.
- parson — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- reverend — (initial capital letter) (used as a title of respect applied or prefixed to the name of a member of the clergy or a religious order): Reverend Timothy Cranshaw; Reverend Mother.
- clergyman — A clergyman is a male member of the clergy.
- clergywoman — a female member of the clergy
adjective ecclesiastic
- parsonical — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- churchy — like a church, church service, etc
- churchly — appropriate to, associated with, or suggestive of church life and customs
- rabbinical — of or relating to rabbis or their learning, writings, etc.
- theocratical — a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.
- clerical — Clerical jobs, skills, and workers are concerned with work that is done in an office.
- sacerdotal — of priests; priestly.
- churchlike — resembling or appropriate to a church: churchlike silence.
- monkish — of, relating to, or resembling a monk: a monkish manner.
- apostolic — Apostolic means belonging or relating to a Christian religious leader, especially the Pope.
- ministerial — pertaining to the ministry of religion, or to a minister or other member of the clergy.
- priestly — of or relating to a priest; sacerdotal: priestly vestments.