The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PRELATE , but the solution may also be CLERK which is one of the most recent solution (1999 in LA Times).
Ecclesiastic crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PRELATE | 50 % | 7 |
| ABBE | 20 % | 4 |
| CLERK | 10 % | 5 |
| CANON | 10 % | 5 |
| PONTIFF | 10 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ecclesiastic
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cleric
- ecclesiastical
- churchman
- divine
- ecclesiasticall
- ecclesiasticism
- monastical
- episcopal
- religious
- ecclesial
- liturgical
- sacerdotal
Crossword Answer definitions
PRELATE noun- A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.
- To act as a prelate.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result PRELATE
- Ranking clergyman
- Church VIP
- Bishop
- Church dignitary
- Sacred head
- Church official
- Tutu, for one
- Bishop, for one
- Bishop, e.g.
- Archbishop, e.g.
More clues leading to the result ABBE
- French cleric
- Lane of song
- Singer ___ Lane
- Singer, ____ Lane
- ___ Prevost, "Manon Lescaut" novelist
- Clairvaux cleric
- Clergyman
- Clermont cleric
- Singer Lane
- French friar?
More clues leading to the result CLERK
- Paper processor
- Dante or Randal, in a 1994 Kevin Smith comedy
- Judge's helper
- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, e.g.
- Sales staffer
- Shop assistant
- Supermarket staffer
- Radar O'Reilly's job
- Office worker
- Bob Cratchit's job
More clues leading to the result CANON
- Collected works
- See 9-Across
- Ecclesiastical law
- Body of okayed works
- Body of standards
- Contrapuntal piece
- Church law
- Secular law
- Pachelbel's "___ in D"
- Maker of cameras and copiers