Ecclesiastic and Lay

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Ecclesiastic adjective - Of or relating to a church.

Usage example: a council to make final determinations on ecclesiastic matters

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Lay is an antonym for ecclesiastic.

Nearby Word: ecclesiastical

Lay adjective - Not of or from a profession.

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Ecclesiastic is an antonym for lay.

Nearby Words: laying, laid

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Lay and Ecclesiastic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ecclesiastic/lay

Ecclesiastic & Lay. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ecclesiastic/lay>.

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