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ecclesiology

American  
[ih-klee-zee-ol-uh-jee] / ɪˌkli ziˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

  1. the study of ecclesiastical adornments and furnishings.

  2. the study of church doctrine.


ecclesiology British  
/ ɪˌkliːzɪˈɒlədʒɪ, ɪˌkliːzɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

  1. the study of the Christian Church

  2. the study of Church architecture and decoration

"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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Etymology

Origin of ecclesiology

First recorded in 1830–40; ecclesi(a) + -o- + -logy

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Hovorun, now a professor of ecclesiology, international relations and ecumenism at University College Stockholm, said Kirill took Putin’s talk of being a believer with a grain of salt.

From Seattle Times May 21, 2022

“Any war has to have guns and ideas,” said Cyril Hovorun, professor of ecclesiology, international relations and ecumenism at University College Stockholm.

From Washington Post Apr. 18, 2022

The Rev. Cyril Hovorun, professor of ecclesiology, international relations and ecumenism at University College Stockholm, said Kirill’s latest comments show him to be in a “golden cage.”

From Seattle Times Mar. 8, 2022

“I’m just proud to see a Catholic up there in the White House,” said Imperatori-Lee, a 44-year-old professor of ecclesiology at Manhattan College.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 12, 2021

St. Sophia, in its primitive form, may be taken as the type of Byzantine ecclesiology in almost all its details.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.

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