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Meaning of ecclesia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ɪˈkli.zi.ə/

Definitions

  1. The public legislative assembly of the Athenians.
    historical
  2. A church, either as a body or as a building.
  3. The congregation, the group of believers, symbolic body or building.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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