ecclesia

noun

ec·​cle·​sia

ə̇ˈklēzēə,

eˈ-,

-lēzh(ē)ə

plural ecclesiae

-lēz(h)ēˌē,

-lāzēˌī

1

: a political assembly of citizens of ancient Greek states

especially : the periodic meeting of the Athenian citizens for conducting public business and for considering affairs proposed by the council

2

: church sense 4d

3

: one of the local organizations of the Christadelphians

Word History

Etymology

in sense 1, from Latin, from Greek ekklēsia; in other senses, from Late Latin, church, from Latin

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