ecclesia

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 References 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Descendants

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From Latin ecclesia

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• IPA: /ɪˈkli.zi.ə/

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ecclesia (plural ecclesiae)

1. (historiography) The public legislative assembly of the Athenians.
2. (ecclesiastical) A church, either as a body or as a building.

[edit] References

• ecclesia in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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[edit] Latin

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Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία

[edit] Noun

ecclesia f.

1. church (a house of worship)

[edit] Descendants

• Italian: chiesa