I would say here something that was heard from an ecclesiastic of the most eminent degree: The intention of the Holy Spirit… — Galileo Galilei Copy Share Image
Archbishop - A Christian ecclesiastic of a rank superior to that attained by Christ. — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
A full-dressed ecclesiastic is a sort of go-cart of divinity; an ethical automaton. A clerical prig is, in general, a very dangerous… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image