ecclesia

[ ih-klee-zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]

noun,plural ec·cle·si·ae [ih-klee-zhee-ee, -zee-ee]. /ɪˈkli ʒiˌi, -ziˌi/.
  1. an assembly, especially the popular assembly of ancient Athens.

  2. a congregation; church.

Origin of ecclesia

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1570–80; <Latin <Greek ekklēsía assembly, equivalent to ékklēt(os) summoned (ek-ec- + klē-, variant of kal-, stem of kaleîn to call, + -tos past participle suffix) + -ia-ia

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ecclesia

/ (ɪˈkliːzɪə) /


nounplural -siae (-zɪˌiː)
  1. (in formal Church usage) a congregation

  2. the assembly of citizens of an ancient Greek state

Origin of ecclesia

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C16: from Medieval Latin, from Late Greek ekklēsia assembly, from ekklētos called, from ekkalein to call out, from kalein to call

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