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ecclesiology

/ɪˌkliːziˈɒlədʒi/ noun

In Latin: none, coined in 1837 Coined: 1837, by British Critic Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ecclesiology at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The branch of theology concerned with the nature and the constitution and the functions of a church.

Origin

From ecclesio- + -logy. Coined by a writer of the British Critic in 1837, as ecclesialogy.

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