Ecclesia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪˈkli.zi.ə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ecclesia is a noun meaning (ecclesiastical) A church, either as a body or as a building.
Meaning
(ecclesiastical) A church, either as a body or as a building.
More Meanings
- (biblical) The congregation, the group of believers, symbolic body or building.
- (historical) The public legislative assembly of the Athenians.
Example Sentences
The 1880s were no more peaceful for the ecclesias than had been the 1870s. Generally membership was increasing; so much so in London that two new ecclesias were formed, leaving about 200 in the older ecclesia at Islington.
Word Forms
- ecclesiae
- ecclesias
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ekklesia, ecclesiast, apella, lexiarch, comitia, dicastery.
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