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ecclesia

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

noun

, plural ec·cle·si·ae [ih-, klee, -zhee-ee, -zee-ee].
  1. an assembly, especially the popular assembly of ancient Athens.
  2. a congregation; church.


ecclesia

/ ɪˈkliːzɪə /

noun

  1. (in formal Church usage) a congregation
  2. the assembly of citizens of an ancient Greek state
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ecclesia1

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of ecclesia1

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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Example Sentences

The little ecclesia domestica, as he happily called it, seems to have been entirely without rule or conventual order.

Alat quvis ecclesia episcopum suum sicque illi administret ut cum sua familia vivere possit.

Deponat ecclesia episcopum suum, quod ad eam spectet judicare de voce pastorum.

Qulibet ecclesia congregetur et eligat ex se ipsa unum plenum fide et Spiritu Dei.

Et cupido supplex vobis Ecclesia voto Vestros cadit flens ad pedes.

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