Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

classis

/ˈklæsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: clas-sis
IPA: /ˈklæsɪs/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A class or order; sort; type; kind.

Obsolete

noun

An ecclesiastical body or judicatory in certain churches, such as the Dutch Reformed Church. It is intermediate between the consistory and the synod, and corresponds to the presbytery in the Presbyterian church.

noun

A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below divisio and above ordo.

Example Sentences

"[…]declared his own opinion of that classis of men."
"At Utrecht and Breda there was strong pressure from the Dutch Reformed Church to exclude from employment British preachers who refused to take membership in the classis."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin classis. Doublet of class.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: classis

Usage

Obsolete

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

classes (plural)

Synonyms

class

Questions

How do you pronounce classis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklæsɪs/.
What does classis mean?: A class or order; sort; type; kind.
Where does classis come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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