Ekklesiast

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of ecclesiast. alt-of, alternative

    "[O]ur competitors are as weak as ourselves. We save the Thebans, and they save us. It would be worth the while of either to provide pay for the ekklesiasts of the other."

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"[O]ur competitors are as weak as ourselves. We save the Thebans, and they save us. It would be worth the while of either to provide pay for the ekklesiasts of the other."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησιαστής (ekklēsiastḗs). By surface analysis, ekklesia + -ast.

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