ecclesia
an assembly, especially the popular assembly of ancient Athens.
a congregation; church.
Origin of ecclesia
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How to use ecclesia in a sentence
The little ecclesia domestica, as he happily called it, seems to have been entirely without rule or conventual order.
The Makers of Modern Rome | Mrs. (Margaret) OliphantAlat quvis ecclesia episcopum suum sicque illi administret ut cum sua familia vivere possit.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV | J. H. Merle D'AubignDeponat ecclesia episcopum suum, quod ad eam spectet judicare de voce pastorum.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV | J. H. Merle D'AubignQulibet ecclesia congregetur et eligat ex se ipsa unum plenum fide et Spiritu Dei.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV | J. H. Merle D'AubignEt cupido supplex vobis ecclesia voto Vestros cadit flens ad pedes.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV | J. H. Merle D'Aubign
British Dictionary definitions for ecclesia
/ (ɪˈkliːzɪə) /
(in formal Church usage) a congregation
the assembly of citizens of an ancient Greek state
Origin of ecclesia
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