| ECCLESIA | • ecclesia n. (Historical) The public legislative assembly of the Athenians. • ecclesia n. (Ecclesiastical) A church, either as a body or as a building. • ecclesia n. (Biblical) The congregation, the group of believers, symbolic body or building. |
| ECCLESIAE | • ecclesiae n. Plural of ecclesia. • ECCLESIA n. (Latin) the public legislative assembly of the Athenians. |
| ECCLESIAL | • ecclesial adj. Alternative form of ecclesiastical. • ECCLESIAL adj. ecclesiastical. |
| ECCLESIARCH | • ecclesiarch n. An official of the Eastern Church, resembling a sacrist in the Western Church. • ECCLESIARCH n. (archaic) a church ruler. |
| ECCLESIARCHS | • ecclesiarchs n. Plural of ecclesiarch. • ECCLESIARCH n. (archaic) a church ruler. |
| ECCLESIAST | • ecclesiast n. A member of the Athenian ecclesia (public legislative assembly). • ecclesiast n. (Rare) A member of any ecclesia (church or other assembly). • ecclesiast n. A cleric; someone (such as a priest) who administers a church (ecclesia) or other religious gathering/group. |
| ECCLESIASTIC | • ecclesiastic adj. Of or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical. • ecclesiastic n. A cleric. • ECCLESIASTIC adj. relating to the church or to the clergy. |
| ECCLESIASTICAL | • ecclesiastical adj. Of or pertaining to the church. • ECCLESIASTICAL adj. of or relating to a church esp. as an established institution, also ECCLESIASTIC. |
| ECCLESIASTICISM | • ecclesiasticism n. Strong attachment to ecclesiastical customs and practices. • ECCLESIASTICISM n. excessive attachment to ecclesiastical forms and practices. |
| ECCLESIASTICS | • ecclesiastics n. Plural of ecclesiastic. • ecclesiastics n. The field of study of the church. • ECCLESIASTIC n. a person consecrated to the church, such as a priest or a clergyman. |
| ECCLESIASTS | • ecclesiasts n. Plural of ecclesiast. • ECCLESIAST n. an ecclesiastic. |