ecclesiology

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ecclesiology

  • /ɪˌkliːziˈɒlədʒi/
  • /ɛˌkliːziˈɒlədʒi/

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

noun ecclesiologies · ecclesialogy · ekklesiology

  1. countable, uncountable The branch of theology concerned with the doctrines, role etc. of a church.
  2. countable, uncountable The science of building and decorating churches.

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noun branch of theology

Españoleclesiología
한국어교회론 gyohoeron
日本語教会論 kyōkairon
中文教會學 /教会学 jiàohuìxué
Portuguêseclesiologia
Françaisecclésiologie
DeutschEkklesiologie
Italianoecclesiologia
Ελληνικάεκκλησιολογία ekklisiología
Русскийэкклезиоло́гия ekkleziológija

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"ecclesiology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ecclesiology. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ecclesiology. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ecclesiology

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"ecclesiology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ecclesiology.

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@misc{ecclesiology_2026,
  title = {ecclesiology},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ecclesiology},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}