Of or pertaining to the church. See Ecclesiastical.
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An ecclesiastic or clergyman.
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One who ordains.
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One who pardons.
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A clerk or clergyman who holds more than one ecclesiastical benefice.
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Worthy of reverence; entitled to respect mingled with fear and affection; venerable.
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A clerk, a clergyman.
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Of or belonging to God; as, divine perfections; the divine will.
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Of or pertaining to the church; relating to the organization or government of the church; not secular; as, ecclesiastical affairs or history; ecclesi…
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