pardoner vs ecclesiastic

pardoner and ecclesiastic both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pardoner	Yes	No	No	No
ecclesiastic	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, ecclesiastic is a hypernym of pardoner; that is, ecclesiastic is a word with a broader meaning than pardoner:

pardoner: a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences
ecclesiastic: a clergyman or other person in religious orders

Other hypernyms of pardoner include churchman, cleric, divine.

pardoner (noun)	ecclesiastic (noun)
a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences	a clergyman or other person in religious orders
a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense

pardoner (adjective)	ecclesiastic (adjective)
	of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church)