ecclesiology
noun
the study of ecclesiastical adornments and furnishings.
ecclesiological
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a word derived from
ecclesiology.
Example Sentences
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But in the last century or so it has increasingly become the avenue of first resort, determined to meddle in every theological or ecclesiological dispute.
From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2014
Brown-bearded Metropolitan Nikodim, head of the delegation from the Patriarchate of Moscow, argued that it had not occurred to Orthodox bishops that the council "re gards itself as having ecclesiological significance."
From Time Magazine Archive
Within the ranks of professional ecumenists, there is considerable argument about whether the World Council is to be simply an administrative servant of the member churches or has "ecclesiological significance" as a budding superchurch.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus they willingly admit that even the most promising of today's ecclesiological experiments are at best interim solutions, and may be doomed to failure.
From Time Magazine Archive
The language of their old religion was mainly Persian, but in the 4th century they derived numerous ecclesiological words from the Syrians, from whom by way of Edessa and Nisibis Christianity penetrated eastern Armenia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
