Ecclesia Definition

ĭ-klēzhē-ə, -zē-ə
ecclesiae
noun
In ancient Greek states, a political assembly of citizens.
Webster's New World
The members of a church.
Webster's New World
A church building.
Webster's New World
The collective body of Christian believers regarded as constituting a universal church.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Ecclesia

Noun

Singular:
ecclesia
Plural:
ecclesiae

Origin of Ecclesia

  • Latin ecclēsia from Greek ekklēsiā from ekkalein to summon forth ek- out ecto– kalein klē- to call kelə-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin ecclesia

    From Wiktionary

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