Definitions for ecclesiologyɪˌkli ziˈɒl ə dʒi

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ec•cle•si•ol•o•gyɪˌkli ziˈɒl ə dʒi(n.)

  1. the study of ecclesiastical adornments and furnishings.

    Category: Religion

  2. the study of church doctrine.

    Category: Religion

Origin of ecclesiology:

1830–40

ec•cle`si•o•log′i•cal•ly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. ecclesiology(noun)

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

Wiktionary

  1. ecclesiology(Noun)

    The branch of theology concerned with the doctrines, role etc. of a church.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ecclesiology(noun)

    the science or theory of church building and decoration

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Ecclesiology

    the name given in England to the study of church architecture and all that concerns the ground-plan and the internal arrangements of the parts of the edifice.


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