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Ecclesiology

[ih-klee-zee-ol-uh-jee]

ec·cle·si·ol·o·gy

[ih-klee-zee-ol-uh-jee]
noun
1.
the study of ecclesiastical adornments and furnishings.
2.
the study of church doctrine.

Origin:
1830–40; ecclesi(a) + -o- + -logy

ec·cle·si·o·log·ic [ih-klee-zee-uh-loj-ik] , ec·cle·si·o·log·i·cal, adjective
ec·cle·si·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Ecclesiology has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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ecclesiology (ɪˌkliːzɪˈɒlədʒɪ)
 
n
1.  the study of the Christian Church
2.  the study of Church architecture and decoration
 
ecclesiological
 
adj
 
ecclesio'logically
 
adv
 
ecclesi'ologist
 
n

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