ecclesiastic

/ɪklˌiːzɪˈæstɪk/

/ɪˌkɫiziˈæstɪk/

[noun] [adjective]

Ecclesiastic

[NOUN]

a clergyman or other person in religious orders

synonyms : churchman

cleric

divine

ecclesiastic

[ADJECTIVE]

of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church)

synonyms : ecclesiastical

Examples

1. It seems to have varied slightly from case to case and country to country, but generally the trials took place in the ecclesiastic courts, though we did find instances of ones that took place in a more normal court of law, one of which we'll get into shortly.

2. No the drink probably actually gets its name from its color and there's actually an entire group of mulled wines with citrus and spices called ecclesiastics and they're all named so because their color is reminiscent of the garb worn by different members of the clergy.

3. It has religious resonances because it is a funeral procession and because one of the men, the one injured by Don Quixote, claims to be an ecclesiastic.