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/i klee"zee ahrk'/, n. Eastern Ch.a sacristan, esp. of a monastery.[1775-85; < MGk ekklesiarchés. See ECCLESIA, -ARCH]
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Ecclesiarch — Ec*cle si*arch, n. [LL. ecclesiarcha, fr. Gr. ? church + ? to rule: cf. F. eccl[ e]siarque.] An official of the Eastern Church, resembling a sacrist in the Western Church. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ecclesiarch — (v. gr.), oberster Kirchenvorstehe Ecclesiarchie, Aufsicht über die Kirche, Kirchengewalt, Kirchenherrschaft … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
ecclesiarch — [ɪk li:zɪα:k] noun archaic a ruler of a Church. Origin C18: from Gk ekklēsia church + arkhos leader … English new terms dictionary
ecclesiarch — ec·cle·si·arch … English syllables
ecclesiarch — /əˈkliziak/ (say uh kleezeeahk) noun 1. a bishop with very high rank or authority within the Christian church, especially in the Eastern Roman Empire. 2. Eastern Church a sacristan. {ecclesi(a) + arch} …
ecclesiarch — n. church ruler. ♦ ecclesiarchy, n. government by clerics … Dictionary of difficult words
ecclesiarch — /akliyziyark/ The ruler of a church … Black's law dictionary
ecclesiarch — /akliyziyark/ The ruler of a church … Black's law dictionary
ecclesiarch — lēzēˌärk noun ( s) Etymology: ecclesi + arch 1. : a high church official or ruling prelate 2. [Middle Greek ekklēsiarchēs, from Greek ekklēsia church + archēs arch] : a sacristan in the Eastern Church … Useful english dictionary
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