classis
Americannoun
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the organization of pastors and elders that governs a group of local churches; a presbytery.
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the group of churches governed by such an organization.
noun
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a governing body of elders or pastors
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the district or group of local churches directed by such a body
Etymology
Origin of classis
1585–95; < Latin: class
Example Sentences
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There was a praefectus classis Comensis under the late empire, and it was regarded as a strong fortress.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
The two Reformed pastors used the most strenuous endeavors through the classis of Amsterdam to defeat the petition, under the fear that the concession of this privilege would tend to the diminution of their congregation.
From A History of American Christianity by Bacon, Leonard Woolsey
The two antagonists sailed in the same ship, in 1647, to lay their dispute before the authorities in Holland, the Company and the classis.
From A History of American Christianity by Bacon, Leonard Woolsey
L�gende: joanni paulo jones classis pr�fecto Exergue: comitia americana.
From The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 by Jacquemart, Jules-Ferdinand
Dux classis Punicae Carthaginem fugit, et ex senatu quaesivit quid faceret.
From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund
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