See Also: ecclesiast(dictionary)

ecclesiast (iou)



ecclesiast noun. LME.
[ecclesiastical Latin ecclesiastes from Greek ekklesiastes member of an assembly, from ekklesia: see ECCLESIA. In the Septuagint rendering Hebrew qohele.]
(Ecclesiast.) The author of the biblical book Ecclesiastes: Solomon. LME.
A functionary or administrator of the Christian Church. LME.
Hist. A member of the Athenian ecclesia. M19.