ecclesia
Americannoun
plural
ecclesiae-
an assembly, especially the popular assembly of ancient Athens.
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a congregation; church.
noun
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(in formal Church usage) a congregation
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the assembly of citizens of an ancient Greek state
Etymology
Origin of ecclesia
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
Example Sentences
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APELLA, the official title of the popular assembly at Sparta, corresponding to the ecclesia in most other Greek states.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
Pene haec millenos ecclesia floruit annos, Duret ad extremum nobilis usque diem, Daque deus longum, ut floreat hae sacra aedes Et celebret nomen plebs ibi sancta tuum.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lichfield A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See by Clifton, A. B.
The reference to affranchisement in ecclesia shows that it was composed at a period subsequent to the conversion of the Alamanni to Christianity.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various
Stemeterii et Caledonii in praedicta oratione ..., praecipue in ecclesia matrice ubi sacra eorum capita ... venerantur?
From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, November 1864 by
In his tenth year he entered the Halle Institute under Francke, where the pietistic idea of the need of the ecclesiolæ in ecclesia took firm possession of his heart.
From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.
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