Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ecclesia

/ɪˈkli.zi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: ec-cle-sia
IPA: /ɪˈkli.zi.ə/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The public legislative assembly of the Athenians.

noun

A church, either as a body or as a building.

noun

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

Example Sentences

"The 1880s were no more peaceful for the ecclesias than had been the 1870s. Generally membership was increasing; so much so in London that two new ecclesias were formed, leaving about 200 in the older ecclesia at Islington."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía). Doublet of Eccles.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: *kelh₁-, ἐκκλησία

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Places.

Inflected Forms

ecclesiae (plural) ecclesias (plural) ekklesia (alternative)

Phrases

ecclesio- sola ecclesia

Frequently Paired Words

ecclesial ecclesiast Ecclesiastes ecclesiastic ecclesiastical ecclesiastically ecclesio- ecclesiologic

Questions

How do you pronounce ecclesia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈkli.zi.ə/.
What does ecclesia mean?: The public legislative assembly of the Athenians.
Where does ecclesia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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