Synonyms for "ecclesiastic" (47 found)

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Closest matches (10)

clericecclesiasticalabbecanonicalcassockchaplainchurchlychurchmanclergyman

Noun(1 words)

cleric

Strong matches (14)

clericalclerkcuratecuredddivinedoctor of divinityepiscopalevangelisticholy joeman of godmilitary chaplain

Noun(1 words)

divine

Adjective(1 words)

ecclesiastical

Related words (23)

ministerministerialpadreparsonpastorpastoralpreacherpriestpriestlyrabbinicrectorreverendsacerdotalsermonizerservant of godshepherdsky divesky pilotsupply clergysupply minister

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the reverendthe very reverendtonsured cleric

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

2 entries

clericreverend

Synonyms

2 entries

clericecclesiastical

Related terms

1 entries

Ecclesiastes

derived

4 entries

ecclesiasticallyecclesiasticismecclesiastifynonecclesiastic

form of

1 entries

ecclesiastical

related to

4 entries

churchclericecclesiastesecclesiastical

Translations

11 translations across 8 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries

• духовник noun (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy)

Dutch

2 entries

• clericus noun (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy)
• geestelijke noun (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy)

Esperanto

2 entries

• religiulino noun (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy)
• religiulo noun (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy)

German

2 entries

• Geistliche noun (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy)
• Geistlicher noun (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy)

Greek

1 entries

• κληρικός noun (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy)

Irish

1 entries

• eaglaiseach noun (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy)

Macedonian

1 entries

• ду́ховник noun (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy)

Manx

1 entries

• agglishagh noun (one who adheres to a church-based philosophy)

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