Used in a Sentence

ecclesia

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ecclesia.

Editorial note

An ecclesia is a de jure or de facto state religion.

Examples11
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(ecclesiastical) A church, either as a body or as a building.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ecclesia gathered in one view.

noun

(ecclesiastical) A church, either as a body or as a building.

noun

(biblical) The congregation, the group of believers, symbolic body or building.

noun

(historical) The public legislative assembly of the Athenians.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ecclesia.

noun

(ecclesiastical) A church, either as a body or as a building.

noun

(biblical) The congregation, the group of believers, symbolic body or building.

noun

(historical) The public legislative assembly of the Athenians.

Example sentences

1

An ecclesia is a de jure or de facto state religion.

2

Since about 1988, after the publication of Ecclesia Dei, the Tridentine Mass has made a considerable comeback.

3

When it was your turn, you attended the Ecclesia and got a token to prove you participated.

4

You have the ecclesia, an assembly where any male citizen can vote on proposals and elections (like a more ad-hoc city council meeting and election in one).

5

The Christian tradition knows the concept of ecclesia militans.

6

The Ecclesia was not a representative body.

7

I meant re-institute the ecclesia, not slavery.

8

It said registrum baptizatorum succursalis ecclesia de Borlo anni 1807 / registrum mortuorum de Borlo It was a handwritten record, kept in Latin by a priest, of all baptisms and deaths in Borlo (now Gingelom, Limburg, Belgium) in the year 1807.

Quote examples

1

The totality of the Church also includes the Ecclesia poenitens ("Church Penitent", "Church Expectant", or "Church Suffering") and the Ecclesia triumphans ("Church Triumphant").

2

In this latter case, theologically, we can speak of the human and divine elements, where the human (here on earth, the so-called Ecclesia militans or "Church Militant") is afflicted by the ravages of sin, while the divine dimension remains indefectible.

Proper noun examples

1

As mentioned in Esoterica channel's video on her language[1] the only surviving text written in it is one of her songs, 'O orzchis Ecclesia'[2].

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ecclesia in a sentence?

An ecclesia is a de jure or de facto state religion.

What does ecclesia mean?

(ecclesiastical) A church, either as a body or as a building.

What part of speech is ecclesia?

ecclesia is commonly used as noun.