| Ecclesiastic 1. (v. t.) of or pertaining to the church. See Ecclesiastical. 2. (n.) A person in holy orders, or consecrated to the service of the church and the ministry of religion; a clergyman; a priest. Thesaurus Entries DD, Doctor of Divinity, Holy Joe, abbe, chaplain, churchman, clergyman, cleric, clerical, clerk, curate, cure, divine, man of God, military chaplain, minister, padre, parson, pastor, preacher, rector, reverend, servant of God, shepherd, sky pilot, supply clergy, supply minister, the Reverend, the very Reverend, tonsured cleric |